Varaha Purana 33.2: Adhyaya 33, Shloka 2
The Origin of Rudra, the Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, and the Establishment of Paśupati
Pūrva Bhāga · Cosmogony and Creation Narrative (Sṛṣṭi-prakaraṇa)
जातः प्रजानां पतिरुग्रतेजा ज्ञानं परं तत्त्वभावं विदित्वा । सृष्टिं सिसृक्षुः क्षुभितोऽतिकोपाद् वृद्धिकाले जगतः प्रकामम् ॥ ३३.२ ॥
jātaḥ prajānāṁ patir ugratejā jñānaṁ paraṁ tattvabhāvaṁ viditvā | sṛṣṭiṁ sisṛkṣuḥ kṣubhito 'tikopād vṛddhikāle jagataḥ prakāmam || 33.2 ||
jAtaH prajAnAM patirugratejA j~nAnaM paraM tattvabhAvaM viditvA | sRRiShTiM sisRRikShuH kShubhito.atikopAda vRRiddhikAle jagataH prakAmam || 33.2 ||
वो पैदा हुए और सब प्राणियों के मालिक बन गए। उनकी चमक बहुत तेज थी। उन्होंने असली बात समझ ली, सबसे बड़ा ज्ञान मिल गया। जब उन्होंने दुनिया बनानी चाही, तब उनके अंदर गुस्सा उबला। दुनिया फैलने का टाइम आया और पूरा काम हो गया।
Sandhi Notes
- patir ugratejā → patiḥ ugra-tejāḥ
- kṣubhito’tikopād → kṣubhitaḥ ati-kopāt
Varāha
Creation proceeds from supreme knowledge and sovereign will; the ‘kṣobha’ of the cosmic principle catalyzes full manifestation.
Contemplate tattva-jñāna as the stabilizing center behind change; interpret intense energies (kopa/tejas) as forces to be disciplined and redirected toward constructive dharma rather than personal harm.
The verse frames cosmogony as arising from the Lord-as-Prajāpati who, having realized paramajñāna (tattvabhāva), initiates manifestation; the ‘stirring’ (kṣobha) and ‘ugra’ energy function like the activating impulse that sets prakṛti’s expansion in motion (Sāṃkhya-adjacent kṣobha leading to sṛṣṭi).
Implicit yajña-cosmogony: ‘pati of creatures’ and ‘world’s expansion’ suggest the Lord as the inner sacrificer whose tapas/tejas becomes the productive heat.
Brahman/Īśvara as the knower of tattva who wills (sṛṣṭim sisṛkṣuḥ) without losing transcendence; kṣobha can be read as māyā/śakti’s activation under īśvara-saṅkalpa, while ‘param jñāna’ signals jñāna as the ground of creative sovereignty.
Varāha Purāṇa cosmology sequences around adhyāya 33 (sṛṣṭi-prakaraṇa); Nearby narration of Rudra/Dakṣa mind-born creation (33.33.4–6)
FAQs
It preserves a standard Purāṇic cosmogonic motif: a primordial lord (prajāpati-type figure) initiates creation after realizing highest knowledge, reflecting layered doctrinal synthesis (metaphysics combined with mythic narration) characteristic of Purāṇic redaction.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily cosmological and metaphysical rather than topographical.
The verse does not present a direct moral injunction; its philosophical instruction emphasizes that ordered creation is grounded in knowledge of reality (tattva) and describes the dynamic forces (agitation/anger) that accompany cosmic manifestation.
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