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 ||
Hâtez-vous d’offrir la louange—par ces épithètes chantées—au dieu qui ôta l’œil de Bhaga et brisa les dents de Pūṣan, afin que, disposé avec bienveillance envers vous, il devienne dispensateur de grâces.
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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