Varaha Purana 21.65: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 65
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
नमः खट्वाङ्गहस्ताय नमो दण्डभृते करे । त्वं देव हुतभुग्ज्वालाकोतिभानुसमप्रभः ॥ २१.६६ ॥
namaḥ khaṭvāṅgahastāya namo daṇḍabhṛte kare | tvaṃ deva hutabhugjvālākoṭibhānusamaprabhaḥ || 21.66 ||
Homage to the One who holds the khaṭvāṅga; homage to the One whose hand bears the staff. O Deva, Your radiance is like ten million suns and like the flames of the sacrificial fire.
Varāha (default speaker assignment; explicit speaker not stated in the excerpt)
FAQs
It exemplifies Purāṇic stotra-style praise using recognizable iconographic markers (khaṭvāṅga, daṇḍa) and hyperbolic light imagery (koṭi-bhānu), reflecting common devotional-poetic conventions in early medieval Sanskrit literature.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; the content is primarily hymnic and iconographic rather than topographical.
The verse primarily conveys a philosophical posture of reverential address (namas) toward a divine figure characterized by disciplined authority (daṇḍa) and transformative power (fire/light), rather than an explicit ethical injunction.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
