Varaha Purana 28.26 — Adhyaya 28, Shloka 26
The Manifestation of Māyā as Durgā/Kātyāyanī and the Slaying of Vaitrāsura
हते वैत्रासुरे भीमे तदा सर्वे दिवौकसः । प्रणेमुर्जय युद्धेति स्वयमीशः स्तुतिं जगौ ॥ २८.२६ ॥
hate vaitrāsure bhīme tadā sarve divaukasaḥ | praṇemur jaya yuddheti svayam īśaḥ stutiṃ jagau || 28.26 ||
భయంకరమైన వైత్రాసురుడు హతుడైనప్పుడు, సమస్త దివౌకసులు నమస్కరించి “యుద్ధంలో జయం!” అని పలికారు. అప్పుడు స్వయంగా ఈశ్వరుడు స్తుతిని పాడాడు।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not named in this verse)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The devas’ prostration and victory-cry show dharma’s social-theological order: gratitude, recognition of śakti, and liturgical response (stuti) that seals cosmic restoration.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Stuti after victory parallels post-yajña praise (śaṃsana) and offering of words as oblation; ‘Lord himself’ voicing hymn indicates speech (vāk) as a sacred instrument completing action.","vedantic_connection":"Bhakti as completion of karma: action culminates in recognition of the Divine; praise reorients agency from ego to Īśvara."}
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Subject Matter: ["Mythic History","Royal/Warrior Ethos","Praise Hymns (Stuti)","Cosmic Order"]
Primary Rasa: vīra
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: celestial arena transitioning to liturgical space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 28.28.27 (Maheśvara’s stuti begins)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn thanksgiving after triumph","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"reverent, steady, hymn-introductory"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern: the defeat of a formidable adversary followed by communal acclamation and a formalized stuti, illustrating how victory is framed as restoration of cosmic and social order in Sanskrit literary culture.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on a celestial assembly (divaukasaḥ), a mythic setting rather than a terrestrial site.
The verse foregrounds acknowledgment of restored order after conflict and the cultural practice of offering praise (stuti) following a decisive resolution, emphasizing gratitude and public recognition rather than personal aggrandizement.
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