Shloka 68

Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

अन्तर्हिते वैनतेये भगवान् पद्मसंभवः / आगत्य वारयामास वीरभद्रं च केशवम्

Transliteration

antarhite vainateye bhagavān padmasaṃbhavaḥ / āgatya vārayāmāsa vīrabhadraṃ ca keśavam

Translation

Als Vainateya (Garuḍa) dem Blick entschwunden war, kam der selige Herr Padmasaṃbhava (Brahmā) herbei und hielt sowohl Vīrabhadra als auch Keśava (Viṣṇu) zurück.

Word by Word

• अन्तर्हिते: when (he) was hidden
• अन्तर्हिते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्हित (कृदन्त; अन्तर् + √धा/√हि?; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular); नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे सन्दर्भानुसार; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘अन्तर्हित’ = hidden; लोकेटिव्-अब्सोल्यूट् (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)

• वैनतेये: in/when Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• वैनतेये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैनतेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• पद्मसंभवः: Padma-born (Brahmā)
• पद्मसंभवः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म-सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक; पद्म + सम्भव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): ‘पद्मात् सम्भवः’

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive): ‘having come’

• वारयामास: restrained / stopped
• वारयामास: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृ (धातु; वारयति)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्; causative sense (णिच्): ‘caused to desist/checked’

• वीरभद्रम्: Vīrabhadra
• वीरभद्रम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Samuccaya/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• केशवम्: Keśava (Viṣṇu)
• केशवम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (Sūta/compilers’ narrative voice)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• Padmasaṃbhava (Brahmā)
• Vīrabhadra
• Keśava (Viṣṇu)

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By showing Brahmā restraining both Vīrabhadra (Śaiva force) and Keśava (Vaiṣṇava lord), the verse implies a higher dharmic order that harmonizes seemingly opposed powers—hinting at an underlying unity beyond sectarian difference.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes vāraṇa (restraint) and śamana (pacification) of impulsive force—an ethical-yogic principle aligned with self-control (dama) and the cooling of rajas/tamas, foundational to Pāśupata-oriented discipline and broader Yoga-śāstra.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

It presents Śiva’s emanation (Vīrabhadra) and Viṣṇu (Keśava) as forces that can be brought into concord, reinforcing the Kurma Purana’s recurring theme of Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis and harmony under dharma.