Varaha Purana 21.18: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 18

The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share

Devanagari script

जग्रिहुर्यज्ञभागान् स्वान् यावत् ते हविषोर्पितान् । तावत्कालं जलात् सद्य उत्तस्थौ ब्रह्मणः पुनः ॥ २१.१९ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 21.18

Transliteration

jagṛihur yajñabhāgān svān yāvat te haviṣorpitān | tāvatkālaṃ jalāt sadya uttasthau brahmaṇaḥ punaḥ || 21.19 ||

Translation

যতক্ষণ হবি অর্পিত হচ্ছিল, ততক্ষণ তারা নিজেদের যজ্ঞভাগ গ্রহণ করল। সেই সময়েই ব্রহ্মা জল থেকে তৎক্ষণাৎ পুনরায় উঠে এলেন।

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Word by Word

• jagṛhuḥ: they took/received
• jagṛhuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• yajña-bhāgān: sacrificial portions
• yajña-bhāgān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुषः ‘shares of the sacrifice’

• svān: their own
• svān: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)

• yāvat: as long as/until
• yāvat: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Correlative indeclinable (यावत्…तावत्) indicating extent/time

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• haviṣā: with oblation
• haviṣā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: havis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• arpitān: offered/presented
• arpitān: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arpita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √arp धातु)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन); Past passive participle (क्त) qualifying yajña-bhāgān

• tāvat: for that long/then
• tāvat: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Correlative indeclinable (तावत्)

• kālam: time (duration)
• kālam: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन) (duration)

• jalāt: from the water
• jalāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन)

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of time

• uttasthau: arose/came up
• uttasthau: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā
• brahmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/source/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern linking cosmic events to sacrificial order (yajña), illustrating how ritual language is used to structure mythic time and authority.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the setting is cosmological (“the waters”), a widespread motif rather than a localized toponym.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds the principle of ordered reciprocity in ritual culture—offerings (haviṣ) correspond to allotted shares (yajña-bhāga)—presented descriptively rather than as a prescriptive command.