Vamana Purana — Manifestation of Katyayani, Shloka 19
The Manifestation of Katyayani (Durga) and the Humbling of the Vindhya by Agastya
नमो ऽस्तु दैव्यै सुरपूजितायै या संस्थिता योगविशुद्धदेहा निद्रास्वरूपेण महीं वितत्य तृष्णा त्रपा क्षुद् भयदाथ कान्तिः
namo 'stu daivyai surapūjitāyai yā saṃsthitā yogaviśuddhadehā nidrāsvarūpeṇa mahīṃ vitatya tṛṣṇā trapā kṣud bhayadātha kāntiḥ
Pagpupugay sa banal na Diyosa, sinasamba ng mga diyos, na nananatili sa katawang pinadalisay ng yoga. Lumalaganap Siya sa daigdig sa anyo ng Antok (Nidrā); Siya rin ang uhaw, ang hiya, ang gutom, ang takot, at ang ningning.
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FAQs
The verse presents Devī as immanent in embodied life—sleep, hunger, fear, modesty, and radiance—implying that spiritual practice should recognize the sacred within ordinary psycho-physical experiences and cultivate restraint (trapā) and clarity rather than denying embodiment.
Primarily aligns with ancillary Purāṇic material supporting dharma and devotion rather than the five core marks; it most closely supports 'vaṃśānucarita/ācāra' in the broad sense of teaching religious orientation through stuti, though it is not genealogical narrative.
Devī as Nidra indicates cosmic power that veils and regulates consciousness; listing human conditions (hunger, thirst, fear) frames Śakti as the operative force behind both limitation and splendor, integrating metaphysics with lived experience.