Shloka 19

Sati's Death & Virabhadra — Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas

Devanagari script

गणैः परिवृतस्तस्मान्मन्दराद्धिमसाह्वयम् गतः कनखलं तस्माद् यत्र दक्षो ऽयजत् क्रतुम्

Transliteration

gaṇaiḥ parivṛtastasmānmandarāddhimasāhvayam gataḥ kanakhalaṃ tasmād yatra dakṣo 'yajat kratum

Translation

Entouré des gaṇas, il (Vīrabhadra) partit du Mandara—appelé aussi Himavat—et se rendit à Kanakhala, où Dakṣa accomplissait un rite sacrificiel (kratu).

Word by Word

• gaṇaiḥ: by the gaṇas
• gaṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• parivṛtaḥ: surrounded
• parivṛtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + vṛt (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘surrounded’

• tasmāt: from there/from that (place)
• tasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• mandarāt: from Mandara (mountain)
• mandarāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mandara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• dhimasāhvayam: called Dhimasa
• dhimasāhvayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhimasa + āhvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) qualifying kanakhalam

• gataḥ: went
• gataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past active participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘gone’

• kanakhalam: to Kanakhala
• kanakhalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanakhala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• tasmāt: from there/from that
• tasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), सम्बन्धबोधक-क्रियाविशेषण (relative adverb: where)

• dakṣaḥ: Dakṣa
• dakṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ayajat: performed sacrifice/worshipped
• ayajat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• kratum: a sacrifice/rite
• kratum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kratu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speakers

• Likely Pulastya → Nārada (typical Vāmana Purāṇa dialogue frame; not explicit in input)

Primary Deities

• Virabhadra
• Daksha
• Shiva (implied)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Sacrifice (yajña/kratu)
• Mythic sacred geography
• Conflict between ritualism and devotion

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "raudra", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Ritual power (kratu) is portrayed as vulnerable when founded on pride or exclusion. The narrative warns that dharma is not mere procedure; it requires humility and proper honoring of divine realities.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is episodic divine history (carita) used to explain religious norms and the sanctity/limits of yajña. It is not cosmogenesis but a didactic myth within the purāṇic narrative stream.

What is the symbolic significance?

The movement from mountain (Mandara/Himavat) to the sacrificial ground (Kanakhala) dramatizes the descent of raw divine potency into the sphere of human ritual—testing whether ritual is aligned with truth (satya) and reverence (bhakti).