Varaha Purana 96.13: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 13
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
देवेषु चैव भरेषु विनिर्गत्य जात्ततः ॥ चतुरङ्गबलोपेतः प्रायादिन्द्रपुरं प्रति
deveṣu caiva bhareṣu vinirgatya jātta tataḥ || caturaṅgabalopetaḥ prāyād indrapuraṃ prati
ครั้นแล้วเมื่อออกไปเพื่อทำศึกกับเหล่าเทวะ เขาก็ยกทัพมุ่งสู่นครของพระอินทร์ พร้อมด้วยกองทัพจตุรงคะอันครบสี่เหล่า
Varāha (default, not explicit in fragment)
FAQs
It preserves the classical Indian military taxonomy 'caturaṅga-bala' and situates it within a mythic-cosmographic campaign narrative.
Indrapura (Indra’s city) is a mythic/celestial locale (often aligned with Amarāvatī in broader Sanskrit tradition), not a single terrestrial site.
The verse frames aggressive mobilization against cosmic order, a setup typically used to explore the limits of power and the restoration of balance.
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