Varaha Purana 95.24: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 24
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
देवी च त्रिशिखेनाजौ तं दैत्यं समताड्यत् । तया तु ताडितान्तस्य दैत्यस्य शुभलोचने । चर्ममुण्डे उभे सम्यक् पृथग्भूते बभूवतुः ॥
devī ca triśikhenājau taṃ daityaṃ samatāḍyat | tayā tu tāḍitāntasya daityasya śubhalocane | carmamuṇḍe ubhe samyak pṛthagbhūte babhūvatuḥ ||
และเทวีในสนามรบได้ฟาดทับไทตยะนั้นด้วยอาวุธตรีศิขะ ครั้นไทตยะถูกนางตีลงแล้ว โอ้ผู้มีดวงตางาม ทั้ง ‘จรมะ’ (หนัง) และ ‘มุณฑะ’ (ศีรษะ) ก็แยกจากกันโดยสิ้นเชิง
Varāha (default narrative frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It preserves aetiological storytelling (explaining names/attributes through events), a common Purāṇic technique that later supports iconographic or cultic identifications.
No geographic location is mentioned; the verse is an event description within a battle scene.
No explicit ethical teaching is stated; the narrative emphasizes decisive action against a hostile force and sets up an origin-story for a name/epithet.
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