Varaha Purana 96.61 — Adhyaya 96, Shloka 61
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
य एतां वेद वै देव्याः उत्पत्तिं त्रिविधां वरम् ॥ स कर्मपाशनिर्मुक्तः परं निर्वाणभृच्छात् ॥
ya etāṃ veda vai devyā utpattiṃ trividhāṃ varam || sa karmapāśanirmuktaḥ paraṃ nirvāṇabhṛcchāt
ദേവിയുടെ ഉദ്ഭവത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള ഈ ത്രിവിധ ശ്രേഷ്ഠവൃത്താന്തം യഥാർത്ഥമായി അറിയുന്നവൻ കർമ്മപാശത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വിമുക്തനായി പരമ നിർവാണപദം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।
Unspecified (continuation of phalaśruti voice; default framework: Varāha→Pṛthivī context)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"Knowing the threefold excellent account of the Goddess’s arising frees one from karmic bondage and leads to supreme liberation."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"Implicit jñāna-phala: right understanding (tattva-jñāna) cuts karma-bandha and culminates in nirvāṇa/mokṣa."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology (jñāna-mārga within purāṇic frame)","core_concept":"Understanding the tri-fold manifestation/origin of Devī is salvific and dissolves karmic fetters.","practical_application":"Study/hear/retain the doctrinal teaching with śraddhā and contemplation as a means toward vairāgya and liberation."}
Subject Matter: ["Soteriology (liberation)","Karma theory","Doctrinal summary"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 96.61–96.64 (triśakti/guṇa exposition that this phalaśruti seals)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A didactic, concluding phalaśruti moment: the teaching about Devī’s threefold arising is ‘sealed’ with the promise of liberation.","item_prompts":["palm-leaf manuscript or scripture","radiant tri-colored aura (white/red/black) hinted as doctrinal triad","subtle broken chain symbolizing karma-pāśa release","serene luminous backdrop suggesting nirvāṇa"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, calm śānta palette, a sage-like narrator holding grantha, behind him a tripartite halo (white-red-dark) and a gently snapping chain motif, minimal landscape.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central scripture with ornate gold-leaf frame, tri-colored aureole, small chain rendered as jeweled motif, devotional symmetry.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, fine linework, soft gradients, narrator figure with manuscript, understated tri-color glow, contemplative ambience.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style, intimate indoor teaching scene, manuscript on a low desk, symbolic tri-color cloud band above, delicate chain motif near the margin."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"benedictory, contemplative phalaśruti","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"clear, steady, reassuring"}
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It shows how Purāṇic texts articulate liberation (nirvāṇa) using broadly shared Sanskrit philosophical vocabulary, bridging ritual praise and doctrinal claims.
No geographic location is indicated in this verse.
The verse prioritizes knowledge/understanding (veda) and disentanglement from compulsive action-patterns (karmapāśa) as a philosophical ideal.
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