Varaha Purana 96.54: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 54
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
तासां शरीराण्याविश्य कचित्तृप्तिमवाप्स्यथ ॥ एवमुक्त्वा तदा देवी स्वयं रुद्रः प्रतापवान् ॥
tāsāṃ śarīrāṇy āviśya kacit tṛptim avāpsyatha || evam uktvā tadā devī svayaṃ rudraḥ pratāpavān ||
వారి శరీరాలలో ప్రవేశించి మీరు కొంతమేర తృప్తిని పొందుతారు. ఇలా చెప్పి అప్పుడు దేవి (అనగా); తదుపరి ప్రతాపవంతుడైన రుద్రుడు స్వయంగా (… కొనసాగింపు).
Rudra (instructional voice; narrative closure begins)
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It provides evidence of possession-language (āviś) in Purāṇic narrative strategy, often linked to protective or appeasement frameworks in premodern South Asian textual cultures.
No geographic location is mentioned in this verse.
The passage suggests a harm-reduction logic: redirecting dangerous hunger toward limited satisfaction rather than unchecked violence.
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