Varaha Purana 28.12 — Adhyaya 28, Shloka 12
The Manifestation of Māyā as Durgā/Kātyāyanī and the Slaying of Vaitrāsura
वेत्रवत्युदरे जातो नाम्ना वैत्रासुरोऽभवत् । बलवानतितेजस्वी प्राग्ज्योतिषपतिर्भवत् ॥ २८.१२ ॥
vetravaty-udare jāto nāmnā vaitrāsuro 'bhavat | balavān atitejasvī prāgjyotiṣa-patir bhavat || 28.12 ||
ผู้ที่ถือกำเนิดในครรภ์แห่งเวตรวตี ได้มีนามว่า “ไวตราสุระ” เขามีกำลังยิ่งและรุ่งเรืองอย่างยิ่ง และได้เป็นเจ้าแห่งปราชโยติษะ
Varāha (default, as speaker is not explicit in the fragment)
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Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Vetravatī (वेत्रवती)"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"identity-and-place","core_concept":"नाम/कीर्ति बहुधा देश-नदी-सम्बन्धेन निर्मीयते; भूगोलः वंशकथायाः स्मृति-वाहकः।","practical_application":"स्थानीय-परम्परा/नाम-व्युत्पत्ति-रक्षणं; इतिहास-भूगोल-सम्बन्धं ज्ञात्वा तीर्थ/प्रदेश-गौरव-समझ।"}
Subject Matter: ["Geography","Genealogy","Political History (regional lordship)"]
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: river-region and kingdom/city
Related Themes: 28.28.9 (वेत्रवती-परिचयः); 28.28.11 (पुत्रोत्पत्तिः)
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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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