Varaha Purana 94.24: Adhyaya 94, Shloka 24
The Birth of Mahiṣāsura and the Goddess’s Victory as Mahīṣamardinī
विजिता देवि दैत्येन महिषाख्येन निर्जराः । त्वां गृहीतुं प्रयत्नं स कृतवान् देवि दैत्यराट् ॥
vijitā devi daityena mahiṣākhyena nirjarāḥ | tvāṃ gṛhītuṃ prayatnaṃ sa kṛtavān devi daityarāṭ ||
దేవి, మహిష అనే దైత్యుడు అమరులను ఓడించాడు. ఆ దైత్యరాజు, దేవి, మిమ్మల్ని పట్టుకోవడానికి ప్రయత్నం చేశాడు.
Varāha (default narrative frame)
Subject Matter: ["Mythic warfare","Political power (asura kingship)","Threat to divine order"]
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative pattern where cosmic or social order is threatened by an asura-king, framing later corrective action as restoration of balance rather than mere conquest.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is set in a mythic-cosmic narrative space rather than a clearly locatable pilgrimage geography.
The verse foregrounds the theme of resisting coercive seizure of agency (here, the attempt to capture the Goddess), a recurring Purāṇic concern with safeguarding rightful order and autonomy.
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