Varaha Purana 21.37: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 37
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
कश्चिदायाति बलवानसुरो ब्रह्मनिर्मितः । यज्ञभागार्थमेतस्मिन् क्रतौ परमदुर्लभम् ॥ २१.३८ ॥
kaścid āyāti balavān asuro brahma-nirmitaḥ | yajña-bhāgārtham etasmin kratau parama-durlabham || 21.38 ||
Ein gewaltiger Asura — man sagt, von Brahmā erschaffen — naht heran, um in diesem Opfer (kratu) einen Anteil an der Opfergabe (yajñabhāga) zu erlangen, etwas überaus schwer zu Erreichendes.
Varāha (default attribution; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which ritual order (yajña/kratu) is tested by disruptive figures, preserving a literary record of how sacrifice and entitlement to offerings were conceptualized in Sanskrit tradition.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on the ritual setting (kratu) rather than a site.
The verse foregrounds the theme of rightful participation in communal rites—implying that access to ritual shares (yajña-bhāga) is regulated and not easily obtained without appropriate standing or authorization.
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