Varaha Purana 95.36: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 36
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
स भागोऽस्तु महाभागे कासाञ्चित् पृथिवीतले । अन्याश्छिद्रेषु बालानि गृहीत्वा तत्र वै बलिम् । लब्ध्वा तिष्ठन्तु सुप्रीता अपि वर्षशतान्यपि ॥
sa bhāgo 'stu mahābhāge kāsāñcit pṛthivītale | anyāś chidreṣu bālāni gṛhītvā tatra vai balim | labdhvā tiṣṭhantu suprītā api varṣaśatāny api ||
Niech ta porcja będzie przydzielona, o wielce szczęśliwa, do pewnych miejsc na powierzchni ziemi. Niech inne istoty, pochwyciwszy dzieci w podatnych miejscach, otrzymają tam ofiary i pozostaną zadowolone nawet przez setki lat.
Narrator (speaker unclear in fragment; likely continuation of Rudra’s prescription)
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It reflects Purāṇic etiological reasoning—assigning ‘shares’ and locating danger in ‘vulnerable places’—which can inform studies of cultural geography and protective ritual imaginaries.
No specific place-name is given; the verse broadly references pṛthivītala (‘the earth’s surface’) and ‘chidra’ (‘vulnerable spots’).
The fragment is descriptive-prescriptive within mythic logic; ethical evaluation depends on broader context, but the immediate theme concerns allocating and containing harmful forces to defined domains.
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