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The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
तस्या हसन्त्या वक्त्रात् तु बह्व्यो देव्यॊ विनिर्ययुः । याभिर्विश्वमिदं व्याप्तं विकृताभिरनेकशः ॥
tasyā hasantyā vaktrāt tu bahvyo devyo viniryayuḥ | yābhir viśvam idaṃ vyāptaṃ vikṛtābhir anekaśaḥ ||
และจากพระโอษฐ์ของพระนางขณะทรงพระสรวล ได้ปรากฏเทวีจำนวนมากออกมา โดยรูปอันหลากหลายพิสดารของเหล่าเทวีนั้น สรรพจักรวาลนี้จึงแผ่ซ่านครอบคลุมไปโดยนานาประการ
Narrator (default framework: Varāha → Pṛthivī; not explicit in verse)
It records a cosmological idiom of emanation and pervasion, illustrating how Purāṇic texts articulate multiplicity of powers as expressions of a single source within mythic narration.
No geographic location is specified in this verse.
The verse is primarily cosmological rather than prescriptive; it conveys a worldview of pervasive power manifesting in multiple forms to address disorder.
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