Varaha Purana 96.47 — Adhyaya 96, Shloka 47
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
देव्युवाच ॥ भक्ष्यार्थमासां देवेश किञ्चिद्दातुमिहार्हसि ॥ बलात्कुर्वन्ति मामेता भक्षार्थिन्यो महाबलाः ॥
devyuvāca || bhakṣyārtham āsāṃ deveśa kiñcid dātum ihārhasi || balāt kurvanti mām etā bhakṣārthinyo mahābalāḥ ||
ദേവി പറഞ്ഞു—“ഹേ ദേവേശാ, ഇവരുടെ ആഹാരാർത്ഥം ഇവിടെ എന്തെങ്കിലും ദാനം ചെയ്യേണ്ടതാണ്. ഇവർ മഹാബലവാന്മാർ; ആഹാരം തേടി എന്നെ ബലമായി നിർബന്ധിക്കുന്നു।”
Devī
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"observer"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theology of stuti and divine presence","core_concept":"Stuti functions as a ritual act that invokes and then releases divine presence; the deity’s disappearance signals completion and cosmic order restored.","practical_application":"In worship, conclude with proper stuti and closure; recognize that divine intervention may be subtle/instantaneous rather than prolonged."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Culture","Mythic Narrative"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: celestial realm
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 96.40-96.41 (continuation of the food-provision discourse in the narrative stream)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Bhava (Śiva) completes praise to Cāmuṇḍā; in a flash he vanishes; the assembled gods turn upward and depart toward heaven.","item_prompts":["Śiva/Bhava with folded hands","Cāmuṇḍā as fierce yet sovereign Devī","spark/flash indicating disappearance","gods ascending to Svarga","celestial clouds and vimānas"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dynamic vanishing effect with stylized flame-like aura; Devī as Cāmuṇḍā with iconographic fierceness; gods in orderly ascent.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Devī enthroned with gold-leaf radiance; Śiva in stuti posture; gods departing in a gilded celestial arc.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant, less fierce rendering; emphasis on the moment of disappearance via subtle translucence; soft celestial background.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative split—foreground stuti, background ascent; delicate clouds; rhythmic procession of devas."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"awe-tinged, concluding","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"bright, declarative, with a crisp cadence on ‘kṣaṇād’"}
FAQs
It documents how Purāṇic texts encode social concerns—coercion, protection, and obligation—within divine dialogue, offering a window into normative discourse.
No location is specified in this passage.
The verse frames coercion as a problem requiring intervention and provision—conflict is to be resolved through measured granting rather than unchecked force.
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