Varaha Purana 21.82: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 82

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

Pūrva Bhāga · Rudra–Dakṣa Narrative (Genealogical-ritual episode)

Devanagari script

स तां जग्राह विधिवद् रुद्रः परमशोभनाम् । दक्षस्य च प्रियं कुर्वन् बहुमानपुरःसरम् ॥ २१.८३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 21.82

Transliteration

sa tāṃ jagrāha vidhivad rudraḥ paramaśobhanām | dakṣasya ca priyaṃ kurvan bahumānapuraḥsaram || 21.83 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

रुद्र ने गौरी को सही तरह से अपना लिया। वो बहुत खूबसूरत थी। रुद्र ने दक्ष की खुशी चाहती थी और इज्जत से सब किया।

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Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); pronoun referring to Rudra
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• tām: her
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• jagrāha: accepted/took
• Type: Verb
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) Singular (एकवचन), parasmaipada; from √grah (ग्रह्)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: grah (धातु)

• vidhivat: according to proper rite
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb meaning ‘according to rule/rite’ (विधिवत्)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक) + vat (वत्)

• rudraḥ: Rudra
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to ‘saḥ’
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)

• parama-śobhanām: most beautiful
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); qualifies ‘tām’
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + śobhanā (प्रातिपदिक)

• dakṣasya: of Dakṣa
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी) Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Role: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• priyam: what is pleasing / a pleasing act
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); object of ‘kurvan’
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)

• kurvan: doing / making
• Type: Verb
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); from √kṛ (कृ)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)

• bahumāna-puraḥsaram: preceded by honor/respect
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘having respect in front/preceding’; qualifies ‘priyam’ (act)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: bahumāna (प्रातिपदिक) + puraḥsara (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• bahumānapuraḥsaram → bahumāna + puraḥsaram
• vidhivad is avyaya form

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Shringara rasaSetting: Ritual assembly space

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Ethics of relationship (maryādā)

Subjects

GenealogyRitual PracticeEthics

Core idea

Even powerful beings uphold dharma through humility, honoring social bonds and ritual order.

In practice

In alliances (marriage, partnership, community), prioritize due process and respect for stakeholders to prevent latent resentment.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava Shared Traditions
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic narrative conventions that link divine genealogy with social-ritual norms, presenting marriage as an act ideally performed 'vidhivat' (according to established rite) and framed within kinship diplomacy (pleasing Dakṣa).

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds procedural propriety (acting in accordance with prescribed rites) and social ethics of respect (bahumāna) in maintaining harmonious relations.