Varaha Purana 95.47 — Adhyaya 95, Shloka 47
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
विकरालमुखी देवि ज्वालामुखि नमोऽस्तु ते । सर्वसत्त्वहिते देवि सर्वदेवि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
vikarālamukhī devi jvālāmukhi namo’stu te | sarvasattvahite devi sarvadevi namo’stu te ||
ఓ వికరాళముఖీ దేవీ, ఓ జ్వాలాముఖీ, నీకు నమస్కారం. ఓ సర్వసత్త్వహితే దేవీ, ఓ సర్వదేవీ, నీకు నమస్కారం.
Rudra (implied continuation of stuti; explicit in 95.53)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","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":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theology/ethics","core_concept":"Non-dual devotional theology: the same Devī who is vikarāla and jvālāmukhī is also sarva-sattva-hita and sarva-devī—fierce compassion serving universal welfare.","practical_application":"Hold together strength and benevolence in one’s own dharmic life: be firm against wrongdoing while acting for the welfare of all beings."}
Subject Matter: ["Devī-stuti","Theology","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 95.95.48; Varāha Purāṇa 95.95.49
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The hymn balances two faces of Devī: terrifying visage and flame-face, yet radiating benevolence for all beings, presented as the totality of goddesses.","item_prompts":["terrifying face softened by compassionate aura","flame-like radiance around head","gesture of blessing (abhaya/vara) alongside fierce features","motif of many goddesses merging into one (subtle halos/forms)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Devī with flame halo and vikarāla mukha, but with abhaya mudrā; surrounding faint silhouettes of other devīs dissolving into her form.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf flames and prabhā; central Devī with both fierce face and benevolent mudrā; ornate frame suggesting ‘sarva-devī’ totality.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: balanced expression—fierce eyes, gentle mouth; luminous flame aura; refined depiction of blessing hand; minimal background to emphasize theology.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical composition with night-to-dawn gradient; Devī flame-faced yet benevolent; small vignettes of beings receiving welfare/protection."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional awe with a turn toward benevolence","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium-slow, slightly quicker on repeated ‘namo’","voice_tone":"warm-resonant, less harsh than earlier fierce epithets, ending in reverent cadence"}
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic hymn-style register (stuti) using characteristic epithets for the Goddess, reflecting the integration of Śākta vocabulary within broader Purāṇic transmission.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is on divine epithets rather than place-description.
The verse foregrounds an ethic of universal welfare (sarvasattvahita), presenting benevolence toward all beings as a defining divine attribute.
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