Varaha Purana 94.2: Adhyaya 94, Shloka 2
The Birth of Mahiṣāsura and the Goddess’s Victory as Mahīṣamardinī
एवं सञ्चिन्त्य सा देवी महीषी सम्बभूव ह । सखीभिः सह विश्वेशि तीक्ष्णशृङ्गाग्रधारिणी ॥
evaṃ saṃcintya sā devī mahīṣī saṃbabhūva ha | sakhībhiḥ saha viśveśi tīkṣṇaśṛṅgāgradhāriṇī ||
இவ்வாறு சிந்தித்து அந்த தேவி மகிஷீ (எருமைப்பசு) வடிவம் கொண்டாள். ஓ விஸ்வேசி, அவள் தோழியருடன் கூடி கூர்மையான கொம்புத் துனிகளைத் தாங்கினாள்.
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It exemplifies Purāṇic shapeshifting imagery and the use of animal-form symbolism in narrative theology and mythic storytelling.
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