Varaha Purana 21.83 — Adhyaya 21, Shloka 83
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
गृहीतायां तु कन्यायां दाक्षायण्यां पितामहः । ददौ रुद्रस्य निलयं कैलासं सुरसन्निधौ ॥ २१.८४ ॥
gṛhītāyāṃ tu kanyāyāṃ dākṣāyaṇyāṃ pitāmahaḥ | dadau rudrasya nilayaṃ kailāsaṃ surasannidhau || 21.84 ||
When the maiden Dākṣāyaṇī had been accepted, the Grandfather (Pitāmaha, Brahmā) bestowed upon Rudra a dwelling—Kailāsa—situated near the assembly of the gods.
Varāha (default dialogue frame; speaker not explicit in this fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Kailāsa (not Mathurā)","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"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
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Subject Matter: ["Sacred Geography","Mythic Genealogy","Cosmology","Cultural Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: sacred mountain / divine abode
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 21.21.85 (Rudra’s departure to Kailāsa)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"majestic, wonder-filled","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"sonorous, elevated"}
FAQs
The verse reflects a common Purāṇic motif in which major deities receive defined cosmic abodes, linking genealogical episodes (e.g., Dakṣa’s lineage through Dākṣāyaṇī) to the sacralization of specific landscapes such as Kailāsa.
Kailāsa (Kailāsa Mountain), a renowned sacred-geographical locus in Indic literature, often associated with the Himalayan region in later cultural and scholarly identifications.
Rather than a direct moral injunction, the verse communicates a cultural-philosophical principle: sacred space is established through cosmological order and relational duties, framing certain landscapes as heritage sites embedded in narrative memory.
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