Varaha Purana

यथेमं त्रिःप्रकारे तु देवि भक्त्या समान्यतः

Just as this, in threefold manner, O goddess, has been attained through devotion.

य एतां वेद वै देच्या उत्पत्ति त्रिविधां वरम्

Whoever knows this threefold origin of the goddess, indeed attains the boon.

भ्रष्टराज्यो यदा राजा नवम्यां नियतः शुचिः

When a king, deprived of his kingdom, observes the ninth day with purity and discipline,

संवत्सरेण लभते राज्यं निष्कण्टकं नृपः

Within a year, the king regains a kingdom free from obstacles.

एषा श्वेता परा सृष्टिः सात्त्विकी ब्रह्मसंस्थिता

This is the supreme white creation, sattvic, established in Brahman.

एषैत्र कृष्णा तमसि रौद्री देवी प्रकीर्तिता

This here is the black, tamasic, fierce goddess, so proclaimed.

प्रयोजनक्शाच्छक्तिरेकैव त्रिविधाऽभवत्

For the sake of purpose, the one power became threefold.

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः परं निर्वाणमाप्नुयात्

Freed from all sin, one attains the supreme liberation.

न तस्याग्निभयं घारं सर्पचौरादिनं भवेत्

He has no fear of fire, slaughter, serpents, thieves, or similar dangers.

तेन चेष्टुं भवेत्सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्

By this, everything in the three worlds, both moving and unmoving, becomes subject to him.

रत्नान्यश्वास्तथा गावो दासा दास्यो भवन्ति हि

Jewels, horses, cows, male and female servants indeed become his.

श्रीवराह उषाच रुद्धस्य खलु माहात्म्यं सकलं कीर्तितं मया

Śrī Varāha said: I have now recounted in full the greatness of Rudra.

नवकोट्यस्तु चामुण्डा भभिन्ना व्यवस्थिताः

There are indeed ninety million forms of Cāmuṇḍā established.

अष्टादश तथा कोट्यो वैष्णव्या भेदू उच्यते

And there are said to be one hundred and eighty million forms of Vaiṣṇavī.

या ब्रह्मशाक्तः सत्त्वस्था सा ह्यनन्ता प्रकार्तिता

She who is established in sattva, who is both of Brahman and Śakti, is declared to be infinite.

सर्वस भगवान् रुखः सर्वगश्च पतिर्भवेत्

The Lord is indeed all, Rudra; he is all-pervading and the master of all.

इति श्रीवराहपुराणे त्रिशक्तिमाहात्म्ये त्रिशक्ति रहस्यं नाम षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः

Thus ends the ninety-sixth chapter, named 'The Secret of the Three Powers,' in the Triśakti Māhātmya of the Śrī Varāha Purāṇa.

वराह उवाच येन ज्ञातेन पापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः

Varāha said: By knowing this, one is freed from sins—of this there is no doubt.

ब्रह्मणा तु यदा सृष्टः पूर्वं रुद्रो वरानने

When Rudra was first created by Brahmā, O beautiful-faced one,

तदा कौतूहलाद्ब्रह्मा स्कन्धे तं जगृहे प्रभुः

Then, out of curiosity, Brahmā, the Lord, took him upon his shoulder.

जन्मतश्च शिरो यद्धि पंचमं तज्जगाद ह

And at birth, the fifth head spoke thus.

कपालिन् रुद्र बभ्रोऽथ भव कैरात सुव्रत

Kapālin, Rudra, Babhru, Bhava, Kairāta, Suvrata—

एवमुक्तस्तदा रुद्रो भविष्यैर्नामभिर्भवः

Thus addressed, Rudra then became known by these future names.

वामाङ्गुष्ठनखेनाद्यं प्राजापत्यं विचक्षणः

With the nail of his left thumb, the wise one struck the prājāpatya head.

तस्मिन्निकृत्ते शिरसि प्राजापत्यं त्रिलोचनः

When that prājāpatya head was severed, the three-eyed one stood there.

रुद्र उवाच नश्यते च कथं पापं ममैतद्वद सुव्रत

Rudra said: How will this sin of mine be destroyed? Tell me, O virtuous one.

ब्रह्मोवाच समयाचारसंयुक्तं कृत्वा स्वेनैव तेजसा ।।97.

Brahmā said: By performing the proper observance, joined with discipline, through your own power.

एवमुक्तस्तदा रुद्रो ब्रह्मणाऽव्यक्तमूर्त्तिना

Thus addressed, Rudra then, by Brahmā of the unmanifest form—

तत्र स्थित्वा महादेवस्तच्छिरो बिभिदे त्रिधा

There, having stood, Mahādeva split that head into three.