Vamana Purana — Sati's Death & Virabhadra, Shloka 50
Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
चक्रे निगीर्णे गणनायकेन क्रोधातिरक्तो ऽसितचारुनेत्रः मुरारिरभ्येत्य गणाधिपेन्द्रमुत्क्षिप्य वेगाद् भुवि निष्पिपपेष
cakre nigīrṇe gaṇanāyakena krodhātirakto 'sitacārunetraḥ murārirabhyetya gaṇādhipendramutkṣipya vegād bhuvi niṣpipapeṣa
Ketika pemimpin gaṇa menelan cakra itu, Murāri (Viṣṇu) dengan mata indah yang gelap memerah karena murka, menerjang, mengangkat sang kepala gaṇa, lalu menghantamkannya kuat-kuat ke bumi hingga remuk.
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FAQs
The verse illustrates controlled divine retribution: anger (krodha) appears, yet it functions as a cosmic corrective power rather than mere passion—highlighting that dharmic order sometimes manifests through forceful restraint of disruptive agents.
This is best categorized under Vamśānucarita/Carita (narrative of deeds), not under sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vamśa genealogies.
‘Swallowing the cakra’ can symbolize an attempt to internalize or neutralize Viṣṇu’s protective law (Sudarśana as dharma/ṛta). Hari’s crushing response dramatizes the reassertion of cosmic order when that law is forcibly suppressed.