Varaha Purana 33.10: Adhyaya 33, Shloka 10
The Origin of Rudra, the Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, and the Establishment of Paśupati
Pūrva Bhāga · Mythic-Theological Narratives (Deva–Asura Conflict Motifs)
गुणं त्रिवृत्तं च चकार रोषादादत्त दिव्ये च धनुर्गुणं च । ततश्च पूष्णो दशनानविध्यद्भगस्य नेत्रे वृषणौ क्रतोश्च ॥ ३३.१० ॥
guṇaṃ trivṛttaṃ ca cakāra roṣād ādatta divye ca dhanurguṇaṃ ca | tataś ca pūṣṇo daśanān avidhyad bhagasya netre vṛṣaṇau kratoś ca || 33.10 ||
guNaM trivRRittaM cha chakAra roShAdAdatta divye cha dhanurguNaM cha | tatashcha pUShNo dashanAnavidhyad bhagasya netre vRRiShaNau kratoshcha || 33.10 ||
गुस्से में उसने धनुष की तीर बनाई और फिर उसे उठा लिया। फिर उसने पूषन के दाँत तोड़ दिए, भग की आँखों में मारा और क्रतु को भी चोट पहुँचाई।
Sandhi Notes
- roṣādādatta = roṣāt + ādatta
- dhanurguṇam = dhanuḥ + guṇam
- daśanān avidhyat = daśanān + avidhyat
- kratoś ca = kratoḥ + ca
Varāha
Power yoked to anger becomes destructive even when grounded in divine capability; cosmic roles (nourishment, fortune, sacrifice) are accountable to dharma.
Do not weaponize ritual authority; cultivate kṣamā (forbearance) and right intention so that ‘triple’ capacities (thought-word-deed / guṇas) serve harmony.
The triple-twisted string (trivṛt) evokes the three guṇas or triple Vedic fires/strands; when seized ‘in anger’, the same triadic structure becomes an instrument of chastisement—showing how cosmic principles can uphold or punish depending on dharma.
Trivṛt bowstring as triadic ritual order; striking Pūṣan (nourishment), Bhaga (portion/fortune), Kratu (sacrifice/resolve) allegorizes the breakdown of yajña’s supports when pride/anger dominate.
Deities here function as tattva-personifications; injury signifies obstruction of their cosmic functions—an ethical-metaphysical lesson that disorder in consciousness disrupts sustaining principles.
Divine retribution targets ritual-functionaries when rite is corrupted—warning that adharmic conduct within yajña invites punitive consequence.
Violation of ritual humility/order results in loss of faculties (teeth/eyes/virility) symbolizing impaired nourishment, vision, and generative power.
33.33.7 (krodha); 33.33.11 (yajña collapses; gods seek Śiva)
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic narrative motif in which divine figures are depicted in conflict and retribution, reflecting the wider mythographic tradition shared across Purāṇas and related Sanskrit literature.
No geographic location is identified in this verse fragment; it focuses on mythic action involving named deities.
Rather than a direct ethical injunction, the verse functions narratively, presenting consequences within a mythic conflict framework; any ethical reading remains indirect and contextual to the surrounding passage.
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