Varaha Purana 28.22: Adhyaya 28, Shloka 22
The Manifestation of Māyā as Durgā/Kātyāyanī and the Slaying of Vaitrāsura
एवं चिन्तयतस्तस्य प्रादुरासीदयोनिजा । शुक्लाम्बरधरा कन्या स्रक्किरीटोज्ज्वलानना । अष्टभिर्बाहुभिर्युक्ता दिव्यप्रहरणोद्यता ॥ २८.२२ ॥
evaṃ cintayatastasya prādurāsīdayonijā | śuklāmbara-dharā kanyā srak-kirīṭojjvalānanā | aṣṭabhir bāhubhir yuktā divya-praharaṇodyatā || 28.22 ||
Tatkala baginda sedang merenung demikian, terserlah seorang gadis ayonijā (tidak lahir dari rahim), berpakaian putih; wajahnya bersinar dengan kalungan bunga dan mahkota; bertangan lapan, bersiap dengan senjata-senjata ilahi.
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative device: a sudden epiphany (prādurbhāva) of a superhuman figure, described through standardized iconographic markers (white garments, crown, garlands, multiple arms, weapons), reflecting the text’s participation in broader early medieval Sanskrit literary and devotional aesthetics.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on a visionary manifestation rather than sacred topography.
The verse does not state an explicit ethical injunction; its philosophical content centers on the motif of divine manifestation arising in response to contemplation, emphasizing narrative causality and the symbolic language of protection/agency (divine weapons, multiple arms).
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