Varaha Purana 21.14: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 14
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
होता पुलस्त्यस्त्वभवदुद्गाता पुलहोऽभवत् । क्रतौ क्रतुस् तु प्रस्तोता तदा यज्ञे महातपाः ॥ २१.१५ ॥
hotā pulastyas tv abhavad udgātā pulaho 'bhavat | kratau kratus tu prastotā tadā yajñe mahātapāḥ || 21.15 ||
সেই যজ্ঞে পুলস্ত্য হোতা হলেন এবং পুলহ উদ্গাতা হলেন। সেই ক্রতুতে মহাতপস্বী ক্রতুই প্রস্তোতা রূপে নিযুক্ত ছিলেন।
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It preserves a Purāṇic memory of Vedic ritual structure by naming specific priestly functions (Hotṛ, Udgātṛ, Prastotṛ) alongside prominent ṛṣis, reflecting how later Sanskrit texts catalog and legitimize ritual knowledge through sage attribution.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is on ritual offices and the officiating sages rather than a pilgrimage location or landscape feature.
The verse primarily communicates cultural-ritual order rather than an explicit ethical injunction, emphasizing disciplined participation and learned stewardship of ceremonial roles within a shared tradition.
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