Vamana Purana — Sati's Death & Virabhadra, Shloka 22
Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
मडगारिवदनं दृष्ट्वा देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः ऋषयो यक्षगन्धर्वाः किमिदं त्वित्यचिन्तयन्
maḍagārivadanaṃ dṛṣṭvā devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ ṛṣayo yakṣagandharvāḥ kimidaṃ tvityacintayan
Al ver un rostro semejante al de un maḍagāri, los dioses encabezados por Śakra, junto con los ṛṣis, los yakṣas y los gandharvas, se preguntaron: «¿Qué es esto, en verdad?»
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FAQs
Even the devas, though powerful, confront the unknown with inquiry rather than rash action; the verse models reflective discernment (vicāra) before response.
Narrative episode (ākhyāna) supporting dharma-teaching within a tīrtha-related section; it functions as contextual storytelling rather than cosmogony or genealogy.
The ‘terrifying face’ motif externalizes adharma’s disturbance—when cosmic order is threatened, even celestial communities experience disorientation; the shared witnessing by devas and other beings underscores a universe-wide ripple of moral imbalance.