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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Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
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Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Metaphysics","Creation Theory"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: cosmic/primordial setting
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa cosmology sequences around adhyāya 33 (sṛṣṭi-prakaraṇa); Nearby narration of Rudra/Dakṣa mind-born creation (33.33.4–6)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"majestic, cosmogonic, slightly fierce","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"deep, resonant, measured emphasis on tejas/kṣobha terms"}
FAQs
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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