Varaha Purana 21.60: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 60

The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा हरिहरौ तदा लोकपितामहः । ब्रह्मा लोकानुवाचेदं रुद्रभागोऽस्य दीयताम् ॥ २१.६१ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 21.60

Transliteration

evam uktvā hariharau tadā lokapitāmahaḥ | brahmā lokān uvācedaṁ rudrabhāgo 'sya dīyatām || 21.61 ||

Translation

હરિ-હરને આમ કહીને, ત્યારે લોકપિતામહ બ્રહ્માએ લોકોને કહ્યું—“આ વિષયમાં રુદ્રનો ભાગ આપવામાં આવે.”

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), having said; indeclinable verbal form (अव्ययभाव)

• hariharau: Hari and Hara (Viṣṇu and Śiva)
• hariharau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari + hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन); dvandva compound referring to two persons

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), temporal adverb (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• lokapitāmahaḥ: the grandsire of the worlds (Brahmā)
• lokapitāmahaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka + pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: lokānāṃ pitāmahaḥ

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (ब्रह्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• lokān: the worlds / the people
• lokān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (लोक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Verb; Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun used as object of speech

• rudrabhāgaḥ: Rudra's share
• rudrabhāgaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: rudrasya bhāgaḥ

• asya: of him/this (of this one)
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• dīyatām: let it be given
• dīyatām: Vidhi-kriyā (विधिक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: Verb; Imperative (लोट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); passive voice (कर्मणि प्रयोग)

Speaker

Brahmā (Lokapitāmaha)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Shaivism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern where Brahmā functions as an arbiter of cosmic roles, illustrating how divine jurisdictions and ritual or cosmic ‘shares’ (bhāga) are conceptually distributed.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; the focus is on cosmic administration and inter-deity allocation.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds orderly distribution and legitimacy of due share (bhāga) through recognized authority, implying a principle of procedural fairness in governance.