Varaha Purana 28.32 — Adhyaya 28, Shloka 32
The Manifestation of Māyā as Durgā/Kātyāyanī and the Slaying of Vaitrāsura
त्वं नीतिस्त्वं महाभागे त्वं गीत्स्त्वं गौस्त्वमक्षरम् । त्वं धीस्त्वं श्रीस्त्वमोङ्कारस्तत्त्वे चापि परिस्थिता । सर्वसत्त्वाहिते देवि नमस्ते परमेश्वरि ॥ २८.३२ ॥
tvaṃ nītis tvaṃ mahābhāge tvaṃ gīs tvaṃ gaus tvam akṣaram | tvaṃ dhīs tvaṃ śrīs tvam oṅkāras tattve cāpi paristhitā | sarvasattvāhite devi namas te parameśvari || 28.32 ||
اے مہابھاگے! آپ ہی نیتی ہیں، آپ ہی گِیः (پاکیزہ وانی) ہیں، آپ ہی گاؤ ہیں، آپ ہی اَکشَر (لازوال) ہیں۔ آپ ہی دھِی ہیں، آپ ہی شری ہیں، آپ ہی اومکار ہیں اور تَتّو میں بھی آپ ہی قائم ہیں۔ سب جانداروں کے ہیت کی خواہاں دیوی، اے پرمیشوری، آپ کو نمسکار۔
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The Devī is equated with nīti (ethical order), gīḥ (sacred speech), go (nourishing abundance), akṣara and Oṃ (imperishable sonic absolute), and dhī/śrī (intelligence/prosperity): a total theology where dharma, language, and liberation share one source.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Oṃ/akṣara as the seed of Vedic recitation; go as the yajñic economy (milk/ghee offerings); gīḥ as mantra; nīti as the sustaining order that keeps yajña and society aligned.","vedantic_connection":"Akṣara/Oṃ as Brahman-symbol; tattva-sthitā indicates grounding in ultimate reality; welfare of all beings (sarvasattva-hita) aligns with dharmic universalism rooted in the absolute."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma + śabda-brahman synthesis","core_concept":"Ethics (nīti), prosperity (śrī), intelligence (dhī), and sacred sound (Oṃ/akṣara) are expressions of one supreme reality; true divinity is ‘sarvasattva-hita’ (universal welfare).","practical_application":"Practice nīti in governance and daily conduct; cultivate dhī through study/meditation; honor Oṃ in japa; use prosperity (śrī) for the welfare of beings (dāna/sevā orientation)."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Philosophy","Sacred Sound (Śabda)","Devī-stuti"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 28.28.28 (tryakṣara/mantra); Varāha Purāṇa 28.28.30 (svāhā/svadhā ritual speech)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Devī is portrayed as the embodiment of ethics, speech, prosperity, and Oṃ: a serene sovereign goddess with a halo containing the Oṃ glyph; around her appear symbolic vignettes—cow, scripture, scales of justice, and a lotus of tattva.","item_prompts":["Oṃ in halo","cow (go) beside Devī","book/scroll (gīḥ/veda)","scales or scepter (nīti)","lotus labeled ‘tattva’ motif","coins/lotus for śrī","forehead glow for dhī"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Devī with Oṃ-halo, cow at side, stylized justice emblem, rich ornamentation, symmetrical iconography with mantra bands.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: heavy gold Oṃ aureole, embossed cow and lotus motifs, Devī with śrī symbols (lotus, gold), regal posture signifying nīti.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined icon with subtle Oṃ in prabhā, gentle cow depiction, elegant book and lotus, calm benevolent expression emphasizing sarvasattva-hita.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: pastoral-cosmic blend—Devī with cow in a gentle landscape, Oṃ floating in sky, small symbolic items arranged like a poetic still-life."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"calm, integrative, contemplative","suggested_raga":"Ānandabhairavī","pace":"slow-medium","voice_tone":"serene, authoritative, with soft emphasis on ‘oṅkāra’ and ‘akṣara’"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic stuti style in which multiple abstract principles (nīti, dhī, tattva) and cultural symbols (gauḥ, oṅkāra) are attributed to a supreme feminine principle, reflecting the synthesis of ethical, linguistic, and metaphysical vocabularies in Purāṇic Sanskrit.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; the focus is theological-philosophical praise rather than sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds welfare-oriented ethics through the epithet “sarvasattvāhite” (seeking the good of all beings), presenting universal beneficence as a defining philosophical value.
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