Varaha Purana 96.47: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 47
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
देव्युवाच ॥ भक्ष्यार्थमासां देवेश किञ्चिद्दातुमिहार्हसि ॥ बलात्कुर्वन्ति मामेता भक्षार्थिन्यो महाबलाः ॥
devyuvāca || bhakṣyārtham āsāṃ deveśa kiñcid dātum ihārhasi || balāt kurvanti mām etā bhakṣārthinyo mahābalāḥ ||
دیوی نے کہا: “اے دیوتاؤں کے سردار! اِن کے کھانے کے لیے یہاں کچھ عطا کرنا مناسب ہے۔ یہ نہایت طاقتور، خوراک کی طالب، مجھے میری مرضی کے خلاف زبردستی مجبور کر رہی ہیں۔”
Devī
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"observer"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theology of stuti and divine presence","core_concept":"Stuti functions as a ritual act that invokes and then releases divine presence; the deity’s disappearance signals completion and cosmic order restored.","practical_application":"In worship, conclude with proper stuti and closure; recognize that divine intervention may be subtle/instantaneous rather than prolonged."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Culture","Mythic Narrative"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: celestial realm
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 96.40-96.41 (continuation of the food-provision discourse in the narrative stream)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Bhava (Śiva) completes praise to Cāmuṇḍā; in a flash he vanishes; the assembled gods turn upward and depart toward heaven.","item_prompts":["Śiva/Bhava with folded hands","Cāmuṇḍā as fierce yet sovereign Devī","spark/flash indicating disappearance","gods ascending to Svarga","celestial clouds and vimānas"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dynamic vanishing effect with stylized flame-like aura; Devī as Cāmuṇḍā with iconographic fierceness; gods in orderly ascent.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Devī enthroned with gold-leaf radiance; Śiva in stuti posture; gods departing in a gilded celestial arc.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant, less fierce rendering; emphasis on the moment of disappearance via subtle translucence; soft celestial background.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative split—foreground stuti, background ascent; delicate clouds; rhythmic procession of devas."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"awe-tinged, concluding","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"bright, declarative, with a crisp cadence on ‘kṣaṇād’"}
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