Varaha Purana 94.40: Adhyaya 94, Shloka 40
The Birth of Mahiṣāsura and the Goddess’s Victory as Mahīṣamardinī
ततो वृषध्वजः साक्षाद् रुद्रस्तत्रैव आययौ । तया प्रणम्य विज्ञप्तः सर्वान् दैत्यान् जयाम्यहम् ॥
tato vṛṣadhvajaḥ sākṣād rudrastatraiva āyayau | tayā praṇamya vijñaptaḥ sarvān daityān jayāmyaham ||
Kemudian Vṛṣadhvaja—Rudra sendiri—datang ke situ dengan nyata. Setelah bersujud, Sang Dewi mempersembahkan permohonan: “Aku akan menewaskan dan menaklukkan semua daitya.”
Varāha (default narrative frame)
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It preserves epithets and formal speech patterns (praṇāma + respectful address) that are characteristic of Purāṇic narrative etiquette and theological layering.
No explicit toponym appears; the action occurs “there itself” (tatraiva) within the ongoing narrative scene.
The verse models humility and protocol—acknowledging authority through praṇāma—before undertaking a forceful act framed as restoration of order.
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