Varaha Purana 33.2 — Adhyaya 33, Shloka 2
The Origin of Rudra, the Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, and the Establishment of Paśupati
जातः प्रजानां पतिरुग्रतेजा ज्ञानं परं तत्त्वभावं विदित्वा । सृष्टिं सिसृक्षुः क्षुभितोऽतिकोपाद् वृद्धिकाले जगतः प्रकामम् ॥ ३३.२ ॥
jātaḥ prajānāṁ patir ugratejā jñānaṁ paraṁ tattvabhāvaṁ viditvā | sṛṣṭiṁ sisṛkṣuḥ kṣubhito 'tikopād vṛddhikāle jagataḥ prakāmam || 33.2 ||
وُلِدَ سيّدًا للمخلوقات، ذا إشعاعٍ مهيب، وبعد أن أدرك المعرفة العُليا—حقيقة التَّتْوَة وطبيعة الواقع—فإنه، إذ أراد إنفاذ الخلق، اضطرب؛ وبغضبٍ شديدٍ جدًّا، في زمن اتّساع العالم ونمائه، جرى الخلق على تمامه.
Varāha (default framework: instructor voice in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue)
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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"}
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Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Metaphysics","Creation Theory"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: cosmic/primordial setting
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa cosmology sequences around adhyāya 33 (sṛṣṭi-prakaraṇa); Nearby narration of Rudra/Dakṣa mind-born creation (33.33.4–6)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"majestic, cosmogonic, slightly fierce","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"deep, resonant, measured emphasis on tejas/kṣobha terms"}
FAQs
It preserves a standard Purāṇic cosmogonic motif: a primordial lord (prajāpati-type figure) initiates creation after realizing highest knowledge, reflecting layered doctrinal synthesis (metaphysics combined with mythic narration) characteristic of Purāṇic redaction.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily cosmological and metaphysical rather than topographical.
The verse does not present a direct moral injunction; its philosophical instruction emphasizes that ordered creation is grounded in knowledge of reality (tattva) and describes the dynamic forces (agitation/anger) that accompany cosmic manifestation.
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