Varaha Purana 28.24: Adhyaya 28, Shloka 24
The Manifestation of Māyā as Durgā/Kātyāyanī and the Slaying of Vaitrāsura
निष्चक्राम महादेवी सिंहवाहनवेगिता । युयुधे चासुरान् सर्वान् एकैव बहुधा स्थिता ॥ २८.२४ ॥
niścakrāma mahādevī siṁhavāhanavegitā | yuyudhe cāsurān sarvān ekaivā bahudhā sthitā || 28.24 ||
มหาเทวีเสด็จออกไปด้วยแรงเร่งแห่งพาหนะสิงห์; และทรงรบกับอสูรทั้งปวง—แม้เป็นองค์เดียวก็ประหนึ่งทรงดำรงอยู่เป็นหลายปาง।
Varāha (default narrator framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: divine protection through a theophany in which a single deity is described as manifesting multiple forms, a literary strategy used to convey overwhelming power and cosmic order-restoration.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is on the action motif (the Goddess’s swift departure and battle) rather than sacred geography.
Implicitly, the verse frames the restoration of order through protective intervention against disruptive forces, presenting a philosophical instruction about safeguarding stability (dharma) when it is threatened.
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