Vamana Purana — Manifestation of Katyayani, Shloka 36
The Manifestation of Katyayani (Durga) and the Humbling of the Vindhya by Agastya
एवं त्वगस्त्येन महाचलेन्द्रः स नीचशृङ्गे हि कृतो महर्षे तस्योर्ध्वशृङ्गे मुनिसंस्तुता सा दुर्गा स्थिता दानवनाशनार्थम्
evaṃ tvagastyena mahācalendraḥ sa nīcaśṛṅge hi kṛto maharṣe tasyordhvaśṛṅge munisaṃstutā sā durgā sthitā dānavanāśanārtham
Assim, por Agastya, aquele grande senhor das montanhas foi de fato feito de cume baixo, ó grande sábio. No seu cimo mais elevado, a Deusa Durgā—louvada pelos munis—foi estabelecida para a destruição dos Dānavas.
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FAQs
Protection of the world is portrayed as a coordinated dharmic order: sages restrain disorder through tapas, and the Devī safeguards creation by removing demonic oppression.
Carita/Vamśānucarita-type material embedded in a tīrtha-mahātmya: it explains why a place becomes sacred (Devī’s abiding) and connects geography to cosmic history.
The ‘lowered peak’ signifies checked arrogance; the Devī on the ‘higher summit’ represents transcendent protective power stationed at a liminal height—an image of dharma watching over the world.