Varaha Purana 33.2: Adhyaya 33, Shloka 2
The Origin of Rudra, the Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, and the Establishment of Paśupati
जातः प्रजानां पतिरुग्रतेजा ज्ञानं परं तत्त्वभावं विदित्वा । सृष्टिं सिसृक्षुः क्षुभितोऽतिकोपाद् वृद्धिकाले जगतः प्रकामम् ॥ ३३.२ ॥
jātaḥ prajānāṁ patir ugratejā jñānaṁ paraṁ tattvabhāvaṁ viditvā | sṛṣṭiṁ sisṛkṣuḥ kṣubhito 'tikopād vṛddhikāle jagataḥ prakāmam || 33.2 ||
Als Herr der Geschöpfe geboren, von gewaltiger Ausstrahlung, und nachdem er das höchste Wissen—die wahre Natur der Wirklichkeit (tattva)—erkannt hatte, geriet er, die Schöpfung hervorbringen wollend, in Erregung; und durch übermäßigen Zorn, zur Zeit der Ausdehnung der Welt, vollzog sich die Schöpfung in ganzer Fülle.
Varāha (default framework: instructor voice in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue)
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It preserves a standard Purāṇic cosmogonic motif: a primordial lord (prajāpati-type figure) initiates creation after realizing highest knowledge, reflecting layered doctrinal synthesis (metaphysics combined with mythic narration) characteristic of Purāṇic redaction.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily cosmological and metaphysical rather than topographical.
The verse does not present a direct moral injunction; its philosophical instruction emphasizes that ordered creation is grounded in knowledge of reality (tattva) and describes the dynamic forces (agitation/anger) that accompany cosmic manifestation.
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