Varaha Purana 96.38: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 38
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
तया विमोहिता देवाः सर्वे निद्रां तु लेभिरे ॥ देवाश्च त्रिशिखेनाजौ तं दैत्यं समताडयत् ॥
tayā vimohitā devāḥ sarve nidrāṃ tu lebhire || devāś ca triśikhenaājau taṃ daityaṃ samatāḍayat ||
तया विमोहिता देवाः सर्वे निद्रां लेभिरे; देवाश्च त्रिशिखेन सह रणाङ्गणे तं दैत्यं समताडयन्।
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Mythic Warfare","Illusion and Delusion","Named Figures (Triśikha)"]
Primary Rasa: वीर
Secondary Rasa: भयानक
Type: mythic battlefield
Related Themes: Varaha Purana 96 (devas deluded; Triśikha assists)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"vīra with suspense","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium-fast","voice_tone":"energetic, martial, crisp enunciation"}
FAQs
It demonstrates a narrative technique common in Purāṇas: collective incapacitation (sleep/delusion) followed by a counter-action, emphasizing reversal and dramatic tension.
No specific location is named; “ājau” indicates a battlefield context in general terms.
The verse implicitly values vigilance and coordinated response against confusion, using sleep/delusion as a metaphor for compromised judgment.
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