Varaha Purana 28.12: Adhyaya 28, Shloka 12
The Manifestation of Māyā as Durgā/Kātyāyanī and the Slaying of Vaitrāsura
Pūrva Bhāga · Sacred Geography and Genealogical Narratives (Tīrtha/Deśa-kathā)
वेत्रवत्युदरे जातो नाम्ना वैत्रासुरोऽभवत् । बलवानतितेजस्वी प्राग्ज्योतिषपतिर्भवत् ॥ २८.१२ ॥
vetravaty-udare jāto nāmnā vaitrāsuro 'bhavat | balavān atitejasvī prāgjyotiṣa-patir bhavat || 28.12 ||
vetravatyudare jAto nAmnA vaitrAsuro.abhavat | balavAnatitejasvI prAgjyotiShapatirbhavat || 28.12 ||
ผู้ที่ถือกำเนิดในครรภ์แห่งเวตรวตี ได้มีนามว่า “ไวตราสุระ” เขามีกำลังยิ่งและรุ่งเรืองอย่างยิ่ง และได้เป็นเจ้าแห่งปราชโยติษะ
Sandhi Notes
- वेत्रवत्युदरे = वेत्रवती-उदरे (स्वर-सन्धि)
- वैत्रासुरोऽभवत् = वैत्रासुरः अभवत् (विसर्ग-सन्धि)
- प्राग्ज्योतिषपतिर्भवत् = प्राग्ज्योतिषपतिः भवत् (विसर्ग-सन्धि)
Varāha
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic-style linkage between a named figure (Vaitrāsura) and specific toponyms (Vetravatī, Prāgjyotiṣa), illustrating how regional identity and rulership are narrated through birth-location and epithet formation.
Vetravatī is named explicitly (often identified in scholarship with the Betwa river), and Prāgjyotiṣa is cited as a polity/region (commonly associated with ancient Pragjyotiṣapura in the northeast, though identifications vary by text and period).
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical content lies in documenting lineage, place-based identity, and the cultural importance of geography in narrating political legitimacy.
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