Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 6
Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī
यथा च पार्वतीकोशात् समुद्धभूता हि कौशिकी यथा हतवती शुम्भं निसुम्भं च महासुरम्
yathā ca pārvatīkośāt samuddhabhūtā hi kauśikī yathā hatavatī śumbhaṃ nisumbhaṃ ca mahāsuram
«ထို့ပြင် (ကျွန်ုပ်အား) ကောသိကီသည် ပါဝတီ၏ အခွံ (kośa) မှ အမှန်တကယ် မည်သို့ ပေါ်ထွန်းလာသနည်း၊ ထို့နောက် အာသူရာကြီး သုမ္ဘနှင့် နိသုမ္ဘတို့ကို မည်သို့ သတ်ဖြတ်ခဲ့သနည်း»
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FAQs
The Goddess is portrayed as responsive protective power: when disorder intensifies (asura domination), śakti manifests in a decisive form to restore balance. Ethically, it reinforces that adharma-driven power (asuric rule) is ultimately self-defeating.
Vamśānucarita/Carita (narratives of divine manifestations and exploits), with an embedded Deva–Asura conflict motif often used across Purāṇas to illustrate dharma’s reassertion.
‘Kośa’ (sheath) imagery suggests a latent potency becoming explicit—an unveiling of inner radiance/power. Kauśikī’s emergence signals that the divine can externalize a specialized form suited to a specific cosmic crisis.