Varaha Purana 95.69: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 69
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
यावन्त्यस्या महाशक्त्यास्तावद् रूपाणि शङ्करः । कृतवांस्ताश्च भजते पतिरूपेण सर्वदा ॥
yāvanty asyā mahāśaktyās tāvad rūpāṇi śaṅkaraḥ | kṛtavāṃs tāś ca bhajate patirūpeṇa sarvadā ||
اس عظیم شکتی کے جتنے بھی روپ ہیں، اتنے ہی روپ شنکر نے بنائے ہیں؛ اور وہ ہمیشہ پتی کے روپ میں ان کے ساتھ تعلق رکھ کر بھوگ کرتا ہے۔
Varāha (default, not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects a doctrinal tendency to correlate divine plurality (rūpa) with the multiplicity of powers (śakti), a theme important in Purāṇic systematization.
None; the verse is theological rather than topographical.
No direct ethical rule is stated; it frames a metaphysical relationship between power (śakti) and manifestation (rūpa).
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