Varaha Purana 96.75: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 75
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
या ब्रह्मशाक्तः सत्त्वस्था सा ह्यनन्ता प्रकीर्तिता ॥ एतासां सर्वभेदेषु पृथगेकैकशी धरे ॥
yā brahmaśāktaḥ sattvasthā sā hy anantā prakīrtitā || etāsāṃ sarvabhedeṣu pṛthag ekaikaśī dhare ||
బ్రహ్ముని శక్తి సత్త్వస్థితిలో ఉన్నది ‘అనంతా’ అని ప్రకటించబడింది. హే ధరా! ఈ శక్తుల సమస్త భేదములలో ప్రతి ఒక్కటి తన తన విధముగా వేరువేరుగా ధరింపబడును.
Varāha (default dialogue framework; not explicitly marked in this verse)
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It reflects a Purāṇic habit of organizing complex theological ideas through named classifications (here, śaktis associated with guṇas), useful for tracing doctrinal systematization in medieval Sanskrit literature.
No specific geographic site is named here; the address ‘Dhara’ functions as a vocative for Earth (Pṛthivī) rather than a place-name.
The verse is primarily taxonomic rather than prescriptive; it emphasizes discernment—recognizing distinct categories within a larger set of powers or principles.
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