Varaha Purana 96.41: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 41
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
वास्च सर्वसंपन्न युयुधुनिच ॥ स च मायां महा इतं समताडयत् ॥ सर्वभूतमहाराुद्री या देवी परमेश्वरी ॥ संहारिणी तु या चैव कालरात्रिः प्रकीर्तिता ॥
vāś ca sarvasaṃpanna yuyudhuni ca || sa ca māyāṃ mahā itaṃ samatāḍayat || sarvabhūtamahāraudrī yā devī parameśvarī || saṃhāriṇī tu yā caiva kālarātriḥ prakīrtitā ||
[Baris naskhah tidak jelas/rosak.] … lalu dia memukul māyā yang agung itu. Dewi, Penguasa Tertinggi, yang menggerunkan segala makhluk dan juga Sang Pemusnah, dimasyhurkan sebagai Kālarātri.
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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,"symbolic_interpretation":"The verse foregrounds Śākta theology (Kālarātri as saṃhāriṇī) rather than Yajña-Varāha mapping; if read within Varāha Purāṇa’s broader frame, it can be taken as the ‘tāmasic’ dissolution-power that even avatāras confront as māyā/śakti.","vedantic_connection":"Māyā as a cosmic power that deludes/veils; Kālarātri as the time-aspect of dissolution (kāla) that terminates forms—compatible with Purāṇic theism where Śakti operates under the Supreme."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theology_of_shakti","core_concept":"Kālarātri as the supreme, all-terrifying dissolver (saṃhāriṇī) and sovereign Devī; ‘māyā’ is a real narrative force that must be overcome/struck down.","practical_application":"Cultivate discernment (viveka) toward deceptive appearances; approach destructive/time-aspect of divinity with reverence, not denial—recognizing dissolution as part of cosmic order."}
Subject Matter: ["Goddess Epithets","Textual Criticism (corrupt transmission)","Mythic Theology"]
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 96 (Śākta-motif cluster around Devī epithets; corrupt/uncertain pāṭha noted in context)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A terrifying, sovereign Devī identified as Kālarātri stands as the embodiment of dissolution, while a hero/agent ‘strikes’ or dispels a great māyā (illusion) in a charged, cosmic atmosphere.","item_prompts":["Kālarātri/terrible Devī iconography (dark hue, fierce gaze)","aura of destruction/time (kāla)","shattered veil/illusion motif","surrounding darkness with sparks of divine energy"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: fierce Devī with bold eyes and stylized ornaments, deep indigo/black palette, māyā shown as a torn, patterned veil; flat yet dynamic composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Devī with heavy gold-leaf jewelry and prabhāmaṇḍala; māyā as a gilded but cracking halo/veil; rich reds and blacks.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined linework, controlled ferocity, luminous shading; māyā as translucent smoke being struck apart; emphasis on facial expression.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: dramatic night landscape, Devī as dark silhouette with bright ornaments; māyā as swirling cloud; minimal but intense scene."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"awe-struck and ominous","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"grave, resonant, with emphatic stress on epithets (parameshvarī, saṃhāriṇī, kālarātri)"}
FAQs
It exemplifies how Purāṇic manuscripts often preserve variant or damaged readings; simultaneously, it records a goddess-epithet tradition (Kālarātri) that is significant for later theological and iconographic developments.
No geographic site is mentioned in the readable portion.
Rather than a direct ethical rule, it presents a doctrinal characterization: destructive power is framed as a cosmic function embodied by the goddess.
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