Varaha Purana 95.53: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 53
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
य एतां वेद वै देव्याः उत्पत्तिं त्रिविधां धरे । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः परं निर्वाणमृच्छति ॥
ya etāṃ veda vai devyā utpattiṃ trividhāṃ dhare | sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ paraṃ nirvāṇam ṛcchati ||
హే ధరణీధరా! దేవి యొక్క త్రివిధ ఉత్పత్తిని యథార్థంగా తెలిసినవాడు సమస్త పాపాల నుండి విముక్తుడై పరమ నిర్వాణాన్ని పొందుతాడు.
Narrator addressing Dhara (Pṛthivī/Earth) (explicit vocative)
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It links doctrinal knowledge (knowing the narrative of origin) to soteriological outcome, illustrating how Purāṇic texts align mythic taxonomy with liberation discourse.
No specific site is named; “dhare” functions as an address to Earth (Pṛthivī) rather than a place-name.
It privileges disciplined understanding and remembrance of the teaching as a path associated with moral purification and release.
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