Varaha Purana 89.18: Adhyaya 89, Shloka 18
The Hierarchy of the Trimūrti and the Manifestation of the Goddess Trikalā
अन्यच्च कारणं देवि त्रिवर्णा असि वरानने । मूर्तित्रयं त्रिभिर्वर्णैः कुरु देवि स्वकं द्रुतम् ॥
anyac ca kāraṇaṁ devi trivarṇā asi varānane | mūrtitrayaṁ tribhir varṇaiḥ kuru devi svakaṁ drutam ||
I jest inny powód, o Bogini, o o pięknej twarzy: ponieważ jesteś trójkolorowa, szybko ukształtuj własne trójpostaciowe wcielenie poprzez trzy kolory.
Brahmā and other deities (contextual)
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It is valuable for the history of Indic iconographic thought: color and form are explicitly mapped to a triadic manifestation, aiding comparative study with later ritual and visual traditions.
No geographic identification occurs in this verse.
The verse frames purposeful differentiation—adapting form to function—as a pragmatic principle within cosmic administration.
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