Varaha Purana 21.62 — Adhyaya 21, Shloka 62
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
भगनेत्रहरं देवं पूष्णो दन्तविनाशनम् । स्तुतिं कुरुतमा शीघ्रं गीतैरेतैस्तु नामभिः । येनायं वः प्रसन्नात्मा वरदत्वं भजेत ह ॥ २१.६३ ॥
bhaganetra-haraṃ devaṃ pūṣṇo danta-vināśanam | stutiṃ kurutamā śīghraṃ gītair etais tu nāmabhiḥ | yenāyaṃ vaḥ prasannātmā varadatvaṃ bhajeta ha || 21.63 ||
Ofreced sin demora alabanza—mediante estos epítetos cantados—al dios que arrebató el ojo de Bhaga y quebró los dientes de Pūṣan, para que, complacido con vosotros, asuma el oficio de otorgar dones.
Varāha (default, per dialogue framework when not explicit)
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":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Propitiate the deity through timely stuti (sung epithets) to obtain prasāda and varadāna (boons).","karmic_consequence":"Proper praise yields divine favor and boon-bestowal; neglect implies continued obstruction/inauspiciousness (implied)."}
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"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ritual theology / ethics of devotion","core_concept":"Stuti is an efficacious upāya: naming the deity through epithets recalls his deeds and awakens prasannatā leading to varadāna.","practical_application":"In crisis or need, employ nāma-stuti with sincerity and speed; let remembrance of divine līlā shape prayer rather than vague petition."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Cultural Heritage","Ritual Practice"]
Primary Rasa: vīra
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 21.21.64-66 (execution of the instructed stotra)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha urges the gods to sing specific epithets of Rudra—remembering the Dakṣa-yajña episode (Bhaga’s eye removed, Pūṣan’s teeth broken)—so Rudra becomes pleased and grants boons.","item_prompts":["Varāha gesturing urgently","devas preparing to sing (instruments like vīṇā/dundubhi optional)","iconic flashback motifs: Bhaga shielding an eye; Pūṣan with broken teeth (subtle, vignette style)","Rudra’s fierce-yet-graceful aura indicating potential boon-bestowal"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: narrative split-panel—foreground Varāha instructing devas; background vignette of Dakṣa-yajña disruption; Rudra’s aura transitioning from ugra to prasanna.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Rudra aura with gold radiance; side panels of Bhaga and Pūṣan mythic markers; devas in devotional posture; ornate jewelry and embossed highlights.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined courtly composition; Varāha as upadeśaka; devas with hymn scroll; soft depiction of mythic etiology in a cloud vignette.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: compact storytelling with two registers; expressive faces; Rudra’s presence as a mountain-like figure with trident silhouette; delicate linework."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"urgent devotional exhortation","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium-fast","voice_tone":"bright, insistent, encouraging"}
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic-style etiological reference to well-known deities (Bhaga and Pūṣan), using brief mythic markers to authorize a practice of stuti (formal praise) as a culturally transmitted ritual-literary convention.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is focused on hymnic address and the efficacy of praise rather than sacred topography.
The verse recommends prompt, respectful speech-act practice—offering praise through appropriate epithets—as a disciplined means to cultivate favorable outcomes (boon-granting disposition), framed as a normative cultural instruction rather than coercive doctrine.
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