Varaha Purana 21.84 — Adhyaya 21, Shloka 84
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
रुद्रोऽपि प्रययौ भूतैः समं कैलासपर्वतम् । देवाś्चापि यथास्थानं स्वं स्वं जग्मुर्मुदान्विताः । ब्रह्माऽपि दक्षसहितः प्राजापत्यं पुरं ययौ ॥ २१.८५ ॥
rudro 'pi prayayau bhūtaiḥ samaṃ kailāsaparvatam | devāś cāpi yathāsthānaṃ svaṃ svaṃ jagmur mudānvitāḥ | brahmā 'pi dakṣasahitaḥ prājāpatyaṃ puraṃ yayau || 21.85 ||
Rudra partit lui aussi, avec les bhūtas, vers le mont Kailāsa. Les dieux, de même, selon l’ordre convenable, regagnèrent chacun leur demeure, remplis de joie. Brahmā, accompagné de Dakṣa, se rendit à la cité de Prājāpatya.
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)
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; Prājāpatya-pura (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: ["Cosmology","Sacred Geography","Mythic Narrative","Divine Administration (roles/abodes)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: sacred mountain and divine cities/realms
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 21.21.82-84 (marriage and Kailāsa grant); Varāha Purāṇa 22.22.1 (sets up ensuing conflict/anger)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A procession-like dispersal: Rudra departs with bhūtas to Kailāsa; devas return to their abodes joyfully; Brahmā and Dakṣa travel to the Prājāpatya city.","item_prompts":["Rudra leading bhūtas/gaṇas in a mountainward procession","Kailāsa in the distance","devas moving in different directions toward their vimānas/abodes","Brahmā with Dakṣa in a separate chariot/vimāna","sense of orderly movement","celestial sky pathways"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: multi-panel narrative feel—Rudra with gaṇas to Kailāsa, devas dispersing, Brahmā-Dakṣa to Prājāpatya-pura; stylized clouds and vimānas.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf vimānas and halos; processional composition; Kailāsa gleaming; rich ornamentation on divine vehicles.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant movement, detailed costumes; layered depth with mountain and city; serene joy on faces.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: sweeping landscape with multiple paths; small processions; lyrical sky; emphasis on narrative flow."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"calm, processional","suggested_raga":"Bilahari","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"narrative, lightly uplifting"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative closure motif: after a major event, divine figures return to their designated realms, reflecting an ordered cosmic geography and administrative hierarchy in Sanskrit mythic literature.
Mount Kailāsa (कैलास) is named; in scholarship it is associated with the trans-Himalayan Kailash region (near present-day Tibet), functioning in Purāṇic texts as a paradigmatic sacred mountain and abode of Rudra.
Rather than a direct injunction, the verse conveys a philosophical theme of cosmic order (yathāsthānam): beings return to appropriate stations, implying the value of role-appropriate conduct and harmony within an ordered world.
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