Varaha Purana 96.32: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 32
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
काली कराली विक्रान्ता कालरात्रि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ इति स्तुता तदा देवी रुद्रेण परमेष्ठिना ॥
kālī karālī vikrāntā kālarātri namo 'stu te || iti stutā tadā devī rudreṇa parameṣṭhinā ||
“ഓ കാളീ, ഓ കരാളീ, ഓ വിക്രാന്താ, ഓ കാലരാത്രീ—നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം.” ഇങ്ങനെ അന്ന് പരമേഷ്ഠിയായ രുദ്രൻ ദേവിയെ സ്തുതിച്ചു.
Stotra voice; attribution states Rudra
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It shows inter-sectarian literary layering: a Śaiva figure (Rudra) voices praise of Devī, reflecting shared hymnody across Purāṇic milieus.
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Acknowledgment of protective power through gratitude and praise—socially, it models recognizing assistance and authority appropriately.
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