Varaha Purana 21.10: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 10
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
Pūrva Bhāga · Genealogical Narratives (Dakṣa–Śiva–Pārvatī cycle)
सा अपि दक्षाय सुष्रोणी गौरी दत्ताथ ब्रह्मणा । दुहितृत्वे पुरा या हि रुद्रेणोढा महात्मना ॥ २१.११ ॥
sā api dakṣāya suśroṇī gaurī dattātha brahmaṇā | duhitṛtve purā yā hi rudreṇoḍhā mahātmanā || 21.11 ||
sA.api dakShAya sushroNI gaurI dattAtha brahmaNA | duhitRRitve purA yA hi rudreNoDhA mahAtmanA || 21.11 ||
Gaurī yang berpinggul elok itu pun diberikan oleh Brahmā kepada Dakṣa sebagai putri; dialah yang dahulu, dalam peran sebagai putri, dinikahi oleh Rudra yang agung jiwanya.
Sandhi Notes
- dattātha = dattā + atha
- rudreṇoḍhā = rudreṇa + ūḍhā (o-sandhi)
Varāha
The same divine principle (Gaurī/Śakti) can assume different dharmic roles across cycles—daughter, bride—without contradiction in Purāṇic time.
Distinguish essence from role: maintain integrity while fulfilling changing responsibilities (āśrama/relationship duties) across life phases.
Lead-in: Brahmā’s handling of the maiden/Gaurī; follow-on: Dakṣa lineage and ensuing divine relations
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic genealogical motif linking Brahmā, Dakṣa, Gaurī (Pārvatī), and Rudra, illustrating how Purāṇas organize mythic history through repeated cycles of kinship and marriage narratives.
No geographic site is explicitly named in this verse; the content is genealogical rather than topographical.
The verse does not present an explicit ethical injunction; it primarily records lineage and relational roles (daughterhood and marriage) within a mythic-historical framework.
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