Varaha Purana 96.55 — Adhyaya 96, Shloka 55
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
मनोजवे जये जृम्भे भीमाक्ष क्षुभितक्षये ॥ महामारि विचित्राङ्गे जय नृत्यप्रिये शुभे ॥
manojave jaye jṛmbhe bhīmākṣe kṣubhitakṣaye || mahāmāri vicitrāṅge jaya nṛtyapriye śubhe
మనస్సువలె వేగముగలదానా! జయము. ఓ జృంభే! జయము. ఓ భీమాక్షీ, క్షోభమును క్షయమును నశింపజేయునదానా! జయము. ఓ మహామారి, విచిత్రాంగీ! ఓ నృత్యప్రియే శుభే! నీకు జయము.
Unspecified (default dialogue frame: Varāha as instructor addressing Pṛthivī; here functioning as a stotra-voice praising Devī)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"devotee"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The hymn’s epithets portray Devī as the immanent kinetic power (śakti) that governs mind-speed, expansion, fearsome perception, dissolution of decay, and even epidemic forces—suggesting a Vedāntic reading where śakti operates within prakṛti while remaining auspicious when propitiated.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Not explicit Yajña-Varāha limb-mapping; instead, a śānti-stotra mapping: ‘manojavā’ (mind-swiftness) as prāṇa/saṅkalpa-force, ‘jṛmbhā’ (expansive) as vyāpti, ‘bhīmākṣī’ as all-seeing protective gaze, ‘mahāmāri’ as controller of contagion, ‘nṛtyapriyā’ as rhythmic cosmic regulation.","vedantic_connection":"Śakti as the dynamic aspect of Brahman’s governance of nāma-rūpa; fearsome forms are also auspicious when recognized as the same ultimate power (abheda-bhāva in devotion)."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"devotional theology (śakti as protector)","core_concept":"The same power that terrifies (bhīmākṣī, mahāmāri) also blesses (śubhe); victory-invocation aligns the devotee with cosmic order.","practical_application":"Use praise/recitation as śānti practice during fear, illness, or social unrest; cultivate reverence toward disruptive forces as governable through dharma and devotion."}
Subject Matter: ["Hymnology","Protective theology","Ritual language"]
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: mantric/ritual soundscape
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 96.42–46 (protective/appeasement frame that this stotra can ritually complement)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A triumphant stotra tableau: Devī as swift, expansive, fierce-eyed, wondrous-limbed—simultaneously controlling epidemic forces and delighting in dance; devotees acclaim ‘jaya’ repeatedly.","item_prompts":["Devī with fierce eyes (bhīmākṣī)","dynamic dancing posture (nṛtya)","aura suggesting speed (wind/mind lines)","symbols of warding disease (smoke/dispelling darkness)","devotees with folded hands chanting ‘jaya’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Devī in vigorous dance, bold eyes, layered ornaments; surrounding dark miasma dissolving; devotees at bottom in prayer; saturated reds/greens.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Devī as dancing protectress with heavy gold-leaf jewelry and prabhāmaṇḍala; embossed aureole; subdued background with stylized dissipating ‘māri’ clouds.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant dancing Devī, refined facial expression balancing fierce and auspicious; soft gradients; detailed textiles; subtle depiction of dispelled sickness as fading haze.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical dancing Devī in a moonlit courtyard; expressive large eyes; attendants/devotees chanting; swirling lines to show manojava; delicate floral borders."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"exultant, protective","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"medium-fast","voice_tone":"ringing, rhythmic, emphatic on ‘jaya’"}
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic stotra-style register in which Devī is addressed through dense epithets, reflecting medieval Sanskrit hymn conventions and ritualized protective speech.
No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse.
The verse models disciplined praise as a cultural practice—using language to seek protection and stability amid disorder (kṣubhita/kṣaya).
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