Varaha Purana 21.46: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 46
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
Pūrva Bhāga · Rudra–Deva-saṅgha Narrative (Mythic-Cosmological Episode)
तस्य दन्तांस्तदा दृष्ट्वा पूष्णो रुद्रेण पातितान् । दुद्रुवुः वसवो दिक्षु रुद्रास्त्वेकादश द्रुतम् ॥ २१.४७ ॥
tasya dantāṁstadā dṛṣṭvā pūṣṇo rudreṇa pātitān | dudruvuḥ vasavo dikṣu rudrāstvekādaśa drutam || 21.47 ||
tasya dantAMstadA dRRiShTvA pUShNo rudreNa pAtitAn | dudruvuH vasavo dikShu rudrAstvekAdasha drutam || 21.47 ||
Als man darauf die von Rudra niedergeschlagenen Zähne Pūṣans sah, flohen die Vasus in alle Himmelsrichtungen, und auch die elf Rudras ergriffen rasch die Flucht.
Sandhi Notes
- दन्तान् + तदा → दन्तांस्तदा
- रुद्राः + तु + एकादश → रुद्रास्त्वेकादश
Varāha
Even divine collectives can be seized by fear when confronted with overwhelming śakti; courage is not guaranteed by status.
Do not rely on rank or group-identity for steadiness; cultivate inner dhairya and discernment under crisis.
21.21.48-51 (Vişṇu rallies and acts)
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic mythic motif involving Rudra and other Vedic-era deities (e.g., Pūṣan, the Vasus, the eleven Rudras), illustrating how later Sanskrit compendia reframe older divine groupings within narrative episodes.
No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse; it is framed as a cosmological-mythic event rather than a site-specific description.
The verse primarily narrates a reaction of fear and flight among divine groups after an act of violence; any ethical reading is indirect, emphasizing the disruptive consequences of conflict and the vulnerability of status when power is contested.
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