Varaha Purana 95.55: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 55
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
एषा त्रिशक्तिरुद्दिष्टा नयसिद्धान्तगामिनी । एषा श्वेता परा सृष्टिः सात्त्विकी ब्रह्मसंस्थिताः ॥
eṣā trīśaktir uddiṣṭā nayasiddhāntagāminī | eṣā śvetā parā sṛṣṭiḥ sāttvikī brahmasaṃsthitāḥ ||
एषा त्रिशक्तिः प्रदर्शिता नयसिद्धान्तानुसारिणी। एषा श्वेता परा सृष्टिः सात्त्विकी ब्रह्मणि प्रतिष्ठिता॥
Narrator (default framework: Varāha → Pṛthivī, not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Tri-śakti is framed as a doctrinal taxonomy aligned with guṇa-based cosmology: the ‘white/higher’ (śveta/parā) creation is sāttvika and rooted in Brahman, suggesting a graded manifestation from the Absolute.","vedantic_connection":"Brahma-saṃsthā (grounded in Brahman) echoes Vedāntic dependence of all categories on the ultimate reality; sāttvika ‘higher creation’ implies proximity to knowledge, clarity, and liberation-oriented order."}
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Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Theology","Philosophical Taxonomy"]
Primary Rasa: Śānta
Secondary Rasa: Adbhuta
Related Themes: Tri-śakti sequence: 95.95.57 (salvific knowledge of tri-origin) and nearby guṇa-color identifications (rajas/tamas)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"philosophical, meditative","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"clear, explanatory"}
FAQs
It shows Purāṇic systematization: cosmological categories are described with guṇa terminology and framed as a coherent doctrinal exposition.
No geographic location is identified; the verse is cosmological and taxonomic.
By privileging sāttvika (purifying) creation, the verse implicitly values clarity, purity, and stability as desirable orientations in conduct and understanding.
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