Varaha Purana 96.57 — Adhyaya 96, Shloka 57
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
चामुण्डे ज्वमानास्ये तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रे महाबले ॥ शतयानस्थिते देवि प्रेतासनगते शिवे ॥
cāmuṇḍe jvamānāsye tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭre mahābale || śatayānasthite devi pretāsanagate śive
ഹേ ചാമുണ്ഡേ, ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന മുഖമുള്ളവളേ, തീക്ഷ്ണദംഷ്ട്രയുള്ളവളേ, മഹാബലേ; ഹേ ദേവി, ശതയാനസ്ഥിതേ, പ്രേതാസനഗതേ ശിവേ।
Unspecified (stotra-voice; default framework: Varāha→Pṛthivī context)
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 (protective ferocity)","core_concept":"The terrifying form (ugra-rūpa) is a mode of compassion: Devī’s fearsome imagery signifies the destruction of inner/outer negativity and protection of dharma.","practical_application":"Contemplate fearsome divine forms as antidotes to fear and vice; cultivate courage and moral clarity under the ‘protective terror’ of the deity."}
Subject Matter: ["Hymnology","Mythic iconography","Protective imagery"]
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: vira
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 96.51 (Mahākālī/Kālī epithets); Varāha Purāṇa 96.55 (Devī becomes pleased—narrative payoff of the stuti)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Cāmuṇḍā with a blazing mouth and sharp fangs, enthroned upon a seat of spirits (preta-āsana), surrounded by an aura of power and dread.","item_prompts":["flaming mouth (jvālā)","prominent fangs","powerful stance","preta-āsana (spirit-throne)","dark cremation-ground ambience","attendant spirits/vehicles suggested by ‘śata-yāna’ (many mounts)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized flames at the mouth, exaggerated fangs, ornate yet fierce posture, preta-āsana rendered symbolically, dark background with ritual reds.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold halo and heavy ornaments contrasted with fierce face; preta-āsana simplified but iconic; rich reds/blacks; embossed gold for jewelry and aura.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: detailed facial ferocity with controlled linework; subtle flame effects; dignified throne composition with symbolic spirits beneath.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: dramatic narrative setting—night cremation-ground, small spirit figures forming the seat, expressive flames and fangs, strong contrast."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"intense protective invocation","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium (with emphatic pauses on epithets)","voice_tone":"forceful, sharp articulation, sustained vowels on ‘jvā-’ and ‘tīkṣṇa-’"}
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It preserves a cluster of fierce-Devī epithets typical of Purāṇic stotras, relevant to the study of goddess cults and their ritual language.
No geographic location is specified here.
The verse encodes protection-through-invocation: confronting fear and disorder by naming forces understood to neutralize harm.
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