Varaha Purana 96.72: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 72

The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā

Devanagari script

नवकोट्यस्तु चामुण्डा भभिन्ना व्यवस्थिताः ॥ या रौद्री तामसी शक्तिः सा चामुण्डा प्रकीर्तिता ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 96.72

Transliteration

navakoṭyastu cāmuṇḍā babhinnā vyavasthitāḥ || yā raudrī tāmasī śaktiḥ sā cāmuṇḍā prakīrtitā ||

Translation

ഒൻപത് കോടി ചാമുണ്ഡകൾ വ്യത്യസ്ത വ്യത്യസ്ത രൂപങ്ങളായി സ്ഥാപിതമാണ്. റൗദ്രീയായ താമസശക്തിയേ ‘ചാമുണ്ഡാ’ എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധീകരിക്കുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• nava-koṭyaḥ: nine crores (groups)
• nava-koṭyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक) + koṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• cāmuṇḍāḥ: Cāmuṇḍās
• cāmuṇḍāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāmuṇḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• babhinnāḥ: divided
• babhinnāḥ: Kriyā (क्रियापद-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhid (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त; babhinna), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); predicate adjective

• vyavasthitāḥ: arranged/established
• vyavasthitāḥ: Kriyā (क्रियापद-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vy-ava-sthā (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त; vyavasthita), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); predicate adjective

• yā: which (she)
• yā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यत्), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• raudrī: fierce/pertaining to Rudra
• raudrī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raudrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with śaktiḥ

• tāmasī: tāmasic (of tamas)
• tāmasī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tāmasī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with śaktiḥ

• śaktiḥ: power/energy
• śaktiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• sā: that (she)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun (तद्), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• cāmuṇḍā: Cāmuṇḍā
• cāmuṇḍā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāmuṇḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• prakīrtitā: is proclaimed/called
• prakīrtitā: Kriyā (क्रियापद-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-kīrt (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); predicate with implied 'asti'

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Goddess Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a classificatory scheme linking named goddess forms to guṇa-theory, useful for tracing how Purāṇic texts systematize diverse local/ritual traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name occurs; the verse is taxonomic.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical injunction is stated; the focus is on doctrinal categorization of power (śakti).