Varaha Purana 96.9: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 9
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
तत्र द्विपा दैत्यवरैरुपेताः समानघण्टायुत किंकिणीकाः ॥ विनिर्ययुः स्वाकृतिभीपणाश्च समत्वमुच्चैः खलु दर्शयन्तः
tatra dvipā daityavarair upetāḥ samānaghaṇṭāyuta kiṃkiṇīkāḥ || viniryayuḥ svākṛtibhīpaṇāś ca samatvam uccaiḥ khalu darśayantaḥ
അവിടെ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ദൈത്യന്മാരോടുകൂടി ആനകൾ പുറപ്പെട്ടു—ഒന്നുപോലെയുള്ള മണികളും ഝണഝണിക്കുന്ന കിങ്കിണികളും ധരിച്ച്; രൂപം കൊണ്ടുതന്നെ ഭീതിജനകമായി, സമമായ നടയും ഉയർന്ന ഭാവവും പ്രകടിപ്പിച്ചു।
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It reflects the prestige of elephants in South Asian military imagination and provides lexicon relevant to ornamentation and procession in Sanskrit sources.
No specific place-name is provided; the verse remains within the battle-narrative setting.
The verse implicitly contrasts spectacle and intimidation with the deeper question of rightful order, a recurring Purāṇic theme.
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