Varaha Purana 21.44: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 44
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
Pūrva Bhāga · Mythic-Theological Narratives (Deva–Asura/Deva-Conflict Episodes)
रुद्रस्य शरपातेन नष्टनेत्रं भगं तदा । दृष्ट्वास्य क्रोधात् तेजस्वी पूषा रुद्रमयोद्धयत् ॥ २१.४५ ॥
rudrasya śarapātena naṣṭanetraṃ bhagaṃ tadā | dṛṣṭvā’sya krodhāt tejasvī pūṣā rudram ayodhayat || 21.45 ||
rudrasya sharapAtena naShTanetraM bhagaM tadA | dRRiShTvA.asya krodhAt tejasvI pUShA rudramayodhayat || 21.45 ||
Daraufhin wurde durch Rudras Pfeilhagel Bhagas Auge zerstört. Als der strahlende Pūṣan dies sah, kämpfte er aus Zorn gegen Rudra.
Sandhi Notes
- दृष्ट्वास्य = दृष्ट्वा + अस्य
- रुद्रमयोद्धयत् = रुद्रम् + अयोद्धयत्
Varāha
Krodha born of witnessing injury can appear righteous yet often escalates violence; ‘tejas’ (radiance) without restraint becomes combustible.
Transform protective impulse into measured action; pause before retaliating, especially when emotions are inflamed by spectacle of harm.
Varāha Purāṇa 21.21.44 (Bhaga’s eye pierced); Varāha Purāṇa 21.21.46 (Pūṣan’s teeth torn)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative strategy: dramatizing inter-deity conflict to explain ritual, cosmological, or social-theological motifs found across early Sanskrit traditions.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse fragment; the content is primarily narrative and mythic rather than topographical.
The verse foregrounds the escalation from injury to anger-driven retaliation, offering a philosophical prompt to examine how krodha (anger) can intensify conflict.
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