Vamana Purana — Sati's Death & Virabhadra, Shloka 35
Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
दीतिजा दानवाश्चान्ये ये ऽन्ये तत्र समागताः ते सर्वे ऽभ्यद्रवन् रौद्रं वीरभद्रमुदायुधाः
dītijā dānavāścānye ye 'nye tatra samāgatāḥ te sarve 'bhyadravan raudraṃ vīrabhadramudāyudhāḥ
দিতির পুত্রগণ ও অন্যান্য দানব, আর যারা সেখানে সমবেত হয়েছিল—তারা সকলেই অস্ত্র উঁচিয়ে রুদ্ররূপী বীরভদ্রের ওপর ঝাঁপিয়ে পড়ল।
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FAQs
Hostility toward dharmic order is depicted as collective and contagious—‘te sarve’—while Vīrabhadra embodies the principle that divine wrath (raudra) is not mere anger but protective force deployed to re-stabilize cosmic balance.
This aligns with Manvantara/Anucarita-style narrative episodes (accounts within cosmic eras) rather than pure genealogy—an event-scene illustrating conflict between dharma-aligned divine forces and anti-deva groups.
Vīrabhadra stands for the ‘kriyā-śakti’ of Śiva—decisive action when limits are crossed. The Daityas’ massed charge symbolizes adharma’s tendency to confront restraint and order with force.