Varaha Purana 28.40: Adhyaya 28, Shloka 40
The Manifestation of Māyā as Durgā/Kātyāyanī and the Slaying of Vaitrāsura
वरदो देव सर्वास्वापत्स्वप्युद्धरस्व तम् । एवमुक्त्वा भवं ब्रह्मा पुनर्देवीं स चाब्रवीत् ॥ २८.४० ॥
varado deva sarvāsv āpatsv apy uddharasva tam | evam uktvā bhavaṃ brahmā punar devīṃ sa cābravīt || 28.40 ||
“Wahai dewa pemberi anugerah, walaupun di tengah segala macam kesusahan, selamatkanlah dia.” Setelah berkata demikian kepada Bhava (Śiva), Brahmā kemudian berbicara lagi kepada Dewi.
Narrator (third-person framing of Brahmā’s speech)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: divine dialogue framed by a narrator, highlighting inter-deity consultation (Brahmā addressing Bhava/Śiva) as a literary device for legitimizing ethical and cosmological instruction.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily a dialogue-transition line within the narrative.
The verse foregrounds the principle of protection in crisis—requesting aid and “rescue” (uddhara) even in all adversities—presented as a normative ideal of guardianship and responsibility.
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