Varaha Purana · Chapter 94

śrīvarāha uvāca /
atha vidyutprabho daityastathā dūto visarjitaḥ /
devyāḥ sakāśaṃ gatvā'sau tāmuvāca sumadhyamām

praṇamya prayato bhūtvā kumārīśatasaṃkulām /
āsthāne vinayāpannastato vacanamabravīt

vidyutprabha uvāca /
devi pūrvamṛṣistvāsīdādisarge kasaṃbhavaḥ /
sakhā sārasvato jātaḥ supārśvo nāma vai vibhuḥ

tasyābhavanmahātejāḥ sindhudvīpaḥ pratāpavān /
sa hi tīvraṃ tapastepe māhiṣmatyāṃ purottame

kurvatastu tapo ghoraṃ nirāhārasya śobhane /
ādyā tu vipracittestu sutā surasutopamā /
māhiṣmatīti vikhyātā rūpeṇāsadṛśī bhuvi

sā sakhībhiḥ parivṛtā viharantī yadṛcchayā /
āgatā mandaradroṇīṃ tatrāpaśyat tapovanam /
munerambarasaṃjñasya vividhadrumamālinam

latāgṛhaistu vividhairvakulairlakucaistathā /
candanaiḥ spandanaiḥ śālaiḥ saralairupaśobhitam /
vicitravanakhaṇḍaiśca bhūṣitaṃ tu mahātmanaḥ

dṛṣṭvāśramapadaṃ ramyaṃ sāsurī kanyakā śubham /
māhiṣmatī varārohā cintayāmāsa bhāminī

bhīṣayitvāhamenaṃ tu tāpasaṃ tvāśrame svayam /
tiṣṭhāmi krīḍatī sārdhaṃ sakhībhiḥ paramārcitā

evaṃ saṃcintya sā devī mahiṣī saṃbabhūva ha /
sakhībhiḥ saha viśveśi tīkṣṇaśrṛṅgāgradhāriṇī

tamṛṣiṃ bhīṣituṃ tābhiḥ saha gatvā varānanā /
asau bibhīṣitastābhistāṃ jñātvā jñānacakṣuṣā /
āsurīṃ krodhasaṃpannaḥ śaśāpa śubhalocanām

yasmād bhīṣayase māṃ tvaṃ mahiṣīrūpadhāriṇī /
ato bhava mahiṣyeva pāpakarme śataṃ samāḥ

evamuktā tataḥ sā tu sakhībhiḥ saha vepatī /
pādayornyapatat tasya śāpāntaṃ kuru jalpatī

tasyāstad vacanaṃ śrutvā sa muniḥ karuṇānvitaḥ /
śāpāntamakarot tasyā vākyaṃ cedamuvāca ha

anenaiva svarūpeṇa putramekaṃ prasūya vai /
śāpānto bhavitā bhadre madvākyaṃ na mṛṣā bhavet

evamuktā gatā sā tu narmadātīramuttamam /
yatra tepe tapo ghoraṃ sindhudvīpo mahātapāḥ

tatra cendumatī nāma daityakanyā'tirūpiṇī /
sā dṛṣṭā tena muninā vivastrā majjatī jale

caskanda sa muniḥ śukraṃ śilādroṇyāṃ mahātapāḥ /
tacca māhiṣmatī dṛṣṭvā divyagandhi sugandhi ca /
tataḥ sakhīruvācedaṃ pibāmīdaṃ jalaṃ śubham

evamuktvā tu sā pītvā tacchukraṃ munisaṃbhavam /
prāptā garbhaṃ munerbījāt suṣāva ca tadā sato

tasyāḥ putro'bhavad dhīmān mahābalaparākramaḥ /
mahiṣeti smṛto nāmnā brahmavaṃśavivardhanaḥ /
sa tvāṃ varayate devi devasainyavimardanaḥ

sa surānapi jitvā''jau trailokyaṃ ca tavānaghe /
dāsyate devi suprotastava sarvaṃ mahāsuraḥ /
tasyātmopapradānena kuru devi mahat kṛtam

evamuktā tadā devī tena dūtena śobhanā /
jahāsa paramā devī vākyaṃ novāca kiñcana

tasyā hasantyā dūto'sau trailokyaṃ sacarācaram /
dadarśa kukṣau saṃbhrāntastatkṣaṇāt samapadyata

tato devyāḥ pratīhārī jayā nāmātitejanā /
devyā hṛdi sthitaṃ vākyamuvāca tanumadhyamā

jayā uvāca /
kanyārthī vadate yaddhi tattvayā samudīritam /
yadi nāma vrataṃ cāsyāḥ kaumāraṃ sārvakālikam /
api cānyāḥ kumāryo'tra santi devyāḥ padānugāḥ

tāsāmekā'pi no labhyā kimu devī svayaṃ śubhā /
yāhi dūta tvaran mā te kiñcidanyad bhaviṣyati

evamukto gato dūtastāvad vyomni mahāmuniḥ /
āyāto nāradastūrṇaṃ nṛtyannuccairmahātapāḥ

diṣṭyā diṣṭyeti vadatastāṃ devīṃ śubhalocanām /
upaviṣṭo jagādātha āsane parame'rcitaḥ

praṇamya devīṃ sarveśīmuvāca ca mahātapāḥ /
devi devairahaṃ prītaiḥ preṣito'smi tavāntikam

vijitā devi daityena mahiṣākhyena nirjarāḥ /
tvāṃ gṛhītuṃ prayatnaṃ sa kṛtavān devi daityarāṭ

evamukto'smi devaistvāṃ bodhayāmi varānane /
sthirībhūtā mahādevi taṃ daityaṃ pratighātaya

uktvaivāntarhitaḥ sadyo nāradaḥ svecchayā yayau /
devī ca kanyāstāḥ sarvāḥ sannahyantāmuvāca ha

tataḥ kanyā mahābhāgāḥ sarvāstā deviśāsanāt /
babhūvurghorarūpiṇyaḥ khaṅgacarmadhanurdharāḥ /
saṃgrāmahetoḥ saṃtasthurdaityavidhvaṃsanāya tāḥ

tāvad daityabalaṃ sarvaṃ muktvā devacamūṃ drutam /
āyayau yatra tad devyāḥ saṃnaddhaṃ strībalaṃ mahat

tatastā yuyudhuḥ kanyā dānavaiḥ saha darpitāḥ /
kṣaṇena tad balaṃ tābhiścaturaṅgaṃ nipātitam

śirāṃsi tatra keṣāṃcicchinnāni patitāni ca /
apareṣāṃ vidāryoraḥ kravyādāḥ pānti śoṇitam

anye kabandhabhūtāstu nanṛturdaityanāyakāḥ /
evaṃ kṣaṇena te sarve vidhvastāḥ pāpacetasaḥ /
apare vidrutāḥ sarve yatrāsau mahiṣāsuraḥ

tato hāhākṛtaṃ sarvaṃ yathā daityabalaṃ mahat /
evaṃ tadākulaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahiṣo vākyamabravīt /
senāpate kimetaddhi balaṃ bhagnaṃ mamāgrataḥ

tato yajñahanurnāmā daityo hastisvarūpavān /
uvāca bhagnametaddhi kumārībhiḥ samantataḥ

tato dudrāva mahiṣastāḥ kanyāḥ śubhalocanāḥ /
gadāmādāya tarasā kanyā dudrāva vegavān

yatra tiṣṭhati sā devī devagandharvapūjitā /
tatraiva so'suraḥ prāyād yatra devī vyavasthitā /
sā ca dṛṣṭvā tamāyāntaṃ viṃśaddhastā babhūva ha

dhanuḥ khaṅgaṃ tathā śaktiṃ śarān śūlaṃ gadāṃ tathā /
paraśuṃ ḍamaruṃ caiva tathā ghaṇṭāṃ viśālinīm /
śataghnīṃ mudgaraṃ ghoraṃ bhuśuṇḍīṃ kuntameva ca

musalaṃ ca tathā cakraṃ bhindipālaṃ tathaiva ca /
daṇḍaṃ pāśaṃ dhvajaṃ caiva padmaṃ ceti ca viṃśatiḥ

bhūtvā viṃśabhujā devī siṃhamāsthāya daṃśitā /
sasmāra rudraṃ deveśaṃ raudraṃ saṃhārakāraṇam

tato vṛṣadhvajaḥ sākṣād rudrastatraiva āyayau /
tayā praṇamya vijñaptaḥ sarvān daityān jayāmyaham

tvayi sannidhimātre tu devadeva sanātana /
evamuktvā'surān sarvān jigāya parameśvarī

muktavā tamekaṃ mahiṣaṃ śeṣaṃ hatvā tamabhyayāt /
yāvad devī tataḥ sā'pi tāṃ dṛṣṭvā so'pi dudruve

kvacid yudhyati daityendraḥ kvaciccaiva palāyati /
kvacit punarmṛdhaṃ cakre kvacit punarupāramat

evaṃ varṣahastrāṇi daśa tasya tayā saha /
divyāni vigatāni syuryudhyatastasya śobhane /
babhrāma sakalaṃ tvājau brahmāṇḍaṃ bhītamānasam

tataḥ kālena mahatā śataśrṛṅge mahāgirau /
padbhyāmākramya śūlena nihato daityasattamaḥ

śiraściccheda khaṅgena tatra cāntaḥsthitaḥ pumān /
nirgatya vigataḥ svargaṃ devyāḥ śastranipātanāt

tato devagaṇāḥ sarve mahiṣaṃ vīkṣya nirjitam /
sabrahmakā stutiṃ cakrurdevyāstuṣṭena cetasā

devā ūcuḥ /
namo devi mahābhāge gambhīre bhīmadarśane /
jayasthe sthitisiddhānte trinetre viśvatomukhi

vidyāvidye jaye yājye mahiṣāsuramardini /
sarvage sarvadeveśi viśvarūpiṇi vaiṣṇavi

vītaśoke dhruve devi padmapatraśubhekṣaṇe /
śuddhasattvavratasthe ca caṇḍarūpe vibhāvari

ṛddhisiddhiprade devi vidye'vidye'mṛte śive /
śāṃkarī vaiṣṇavī brāhmī sarvadevanamaskṛte

ghaṇṭāhaste triśūlāstre mahāmahiṣamardini /
ugrarūpe virūpākṣi mahāmāye'mṛtastrave

sarvasattvahite devi sarvasattvamaye dhruve /
vidyāpurāṇaśilpānāṃ jananī bhūtadhāriṇī

sarvadevarahasyānāṃ sarvasattvavatāṃ śubhe /
tvameva śaraṇaṃ devi vidye'vidye śriye'mbike /
virūpākṣi tathā kṣānti kṣobhitāntarjale'vile

namo'stu te mahādevi namo'stu parameśvari /
namaste sarvadevānāṃ bhāvanitye'kṣaye'vyaye

śaraṇaṃ tvāṃ prapadyante ye devi parameśvari /
na teṣāṃ jāyate kiñcidaśubhaṃ raṇasaṅkaṭe

yaśca vyāghrabhaye ghore caurarājabhaye tathā /
stabavamenaṃ sadā devi paṭhiṣyati yatātmavān

nigaḍastho'pi yo devi tvāṃ smariṣyati mānavaḥ /
so'pi bandhairvimuktaste susukhaṃ vasate sukhī

śrīvarāha uvāca /
evaṃ stutā tadā devī devaiḥ praṇatipūrvakam /
uvāca devān suśroṇī vṛṇudhvaṃ varamuttamam

devā ūcuḥ /
devi stotramidaṃ ye hi paṭhiṣyanti tavānaghe /
sarvakāmasamāpannān kuru devi sa no varaḥ

evamastviti tān devānuktvā devī parā'parā /
visasarja tato devān svayaṃ tatraiva saṃsthitā

etad dvitīyaṃ yo janma veda devyā dharādhare /
sa vītaśoko virajāḥ padaṃ gacchatyanāmayam

// iti śrīvarāhapurāṇe bhagavacchāstre caturnavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ