Varaha Purana 96.1: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 1
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
अथ त्रिशक्तिरहरये रौद्रीव्रतम् ॥ श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ या सा नीलगिरि याता तपसे धृतमानसा । रौद्री तमोद्भवा शक्तिस्तस्याः शृणु धरे व्रतम् ॥
atha triśaktir aharaye raudrī-vratam || śrīvarāha uvāca || yā sā nīlagiri yātā tapase dhṛtamānasā | raudrī tamodbhavā śaktis tasyāḥ śṛṇu dhare vratam ||
Kini (dinyatakan) amalan suci Raudrī bagi Hari, pemusnah musuh, dalam kisah Tiga Śakti. Śrī Varāha bersabda: Dia yang pergi ke Gunung Nīla untuk bertapa, dengan tekad yang teguh—Raudrī, Śakti yang lahir daripada kegelapan—wahai Bumi, dengarlah wacana vratanya.
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It introduces a vrata (observance) section, a genre important for understanding how Purāṇas systematize ritual practice, ethics, and sacred geography.
Nīlagiri (“Blue Mountain”) is named; precise modern identification varies by tradition and requires contextual collation with other textual witnesses.
The passage foregrounds disciplined austerity (tapas) and resolve (dhṛtamānasā) as the basis for undertaking an observance.
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