Vamana Purana — Sati's Death & Virabhadra, Shloka 50
Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
चक्रे निगीर्णे गणनायकेन क्रोधातिरक्तो ऽसितचारुनेत्रः मुरारिरभ्येत्य गणाधिपेन्द्रमुत्क्षिप्य वेगाद् भुवि निष्पिपपेष
cakre nigīrṇe gaṇanāyakena krodhātirakto 'sitacārunetraḥ murārirabhyetya gaṇādhipendramutkṣipya vegād bhuvi niṣpipapeṣa
When the gaṇa-leader had swallowed the discus, Murāri (Viṣṇu)—his lovely dark eyes reddened with anger—rushed at the chief of the gaṇas, lifted him up, and with force crushed him upon the earth.
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FAQs
The verse illustrates controlled divine retribution: anger (krodha) appears, yet it functions as a cosmic corrective power rather than mere passion—highlighting that dharmic order sometimes manifests through forceful restraint of disruptive agents.
This is best categorized under Vamśānucarita/Carita (narrative of deeds), not under sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vamśa genealogies.
‘Swallowing the cakra’ can symbolize an attempt to internalize or neutralize Viṣṇu’s protective law (Sudarśana as dharma/ṛta). Hari’s crushing response dramatizes the reassertion of cosmic order when that law is forcibly suppressed.