Varaha Purana 21.9: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 9
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
Pūrva Bhāga · Devagaṇa-vyavasthā (Enumeration of Deities)
तत्र दाक्षायणीपुत्राः सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः । वसवोऽष्टौ च रुद्राश्च आदित्या मरुतस्तथा ॥ २१.१० ॥
tatra dākṣāyaṇīputrāḥ sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ | vasavo 'ṣṭau ca rudrāś ca ādityā marutas tathā || 21.10 ||
tatra dAkShAyaNIputrAH sarve devAH savAsavAH | vasavo.aShTau cha rudrAshcha AdityA marutastathA || 21.10 ||
दक्ष की बेटी के बेटे सब देवता बने। इंद्र भी उनमें है। आठ वसु, रुद्र, आदित्य और मरुत सब वही से आए हैं।
Sandhi Notes
- वसवोऽष्टौ = वसवः + अष्टौ
- रुद्राश्च = रुद्राः + च
Varāha
Many divine functions (Vasus, Rudras, Ādityas, Maruts, Indra) are coordinated within a genealogical and functional order rather than random multiplicity.
See diverse forces (psychological, social, natural) as coordinated roles within one system; cultivate harmony among ‘departments’ of life.
Subsequent elaborations of deva-gaṇas and their functions in the same adhyāya/sarga context
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic method of organizing cosmology through genealogical and categorical lists of divine groups (e.g., Vasus, Rudras, Ādityas, Maruts), useful for tracing intertextual parallels across Purāṇas and epics.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a classificatory statement within a broader cosmological or genealogical context.
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical function is taxonomic—presenting an ordered account of divine classes to structure cosmological knowledge.
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