Varaha Purana 27.7: Adhyaya 27, Shloka 7
The Slaying of Andhaka and the Manifestation of the Eight Mother-Goddesses from Divine Afflictions
तस्यैवं बलिनस्त्वेको हन्ता रुद्रः परंतपः । तत्र गच्छामहे सर्वे कैलासनिलयं प्रभुम् ॥ २७.७ ॥
tasyaivaṃ balinas tv eko hantā rudraḥ paraṃtapaḥ | tatra gacchāmahe sarve kailāsanilayaṃ prabhum || 27.7 ||
అలా బలవంతుడైన అతనికి ఒక్క సంహారకుడు మాత్రమే—శత్రుదమనకుడు రుద్రుడు. కాబట్టి మనమందరం కైలాసనివాసి ప్రభువుని చేరుదాం.
Varāha (default attribution; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative strategy: framing major divine figures (here, Rudra and the Lord associated with Kailāsa) within shared mythic geography, reflecting the interwoven Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava literary worlds of early medieval Sanskrit tradition.
Kailāsa (Mount Kailāsa) is named as the divine abode; in historical geography it is commonly associated with the Kailāsa region in the trans-Himalayan/Tibetan plateau, though Purāṇic usage often functions as sacral-topographic symbolism rather than a strictly cartographic claim.
The verse foregrounds discernment and collective resolve in the face of overwhelming power—recognizing a singular counterforce (Rudra) and choosing to seek the authoritative locus (Kailāsa) for counsel or intervention.
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