Varaha Purana 95.68 — Adhyaya 95, Shloka 68
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
एतासां सर्वभेदेषु पृथगेकैकशो धरे । सर्वासां भगवान् रुद्रः सर्वगश्च पतिर्भवेत् ॥
etāsāṃ sarvabhedeṣu pṛthag ekaikaśo dhare | sarvāsāṃ bhagavān rudraḥ sarvagaś ca patir bhavet ||
Wahai Dharā, dalam segala pembahagian yang berbeza-beza bagi Śakti-Śakti ini, secara berasingan satu demi satu, Bhagavān Rudra yang meliputi segala tempat menjadi suami (pasangan ilahi) bagi semuanya.
Varāha (default, not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Theology","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: 95.95.71; 95.95.72
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FAQs
It documents Purāṇic syncretic theology, where divine functions and relationships are articulated across multiple Śakti-forms.
No geographic site is specified; the address “Dhare” is a vocative to Earth as a dialogic figure.
Implicitly, it promotes a unified metaphysical framework (sarvaga) rather than a direct moral injunction.
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