Varaha Purana 21.27: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 27
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
Pūrva Bhāga · Cosmological Narrative (Sṛṣṭy-ādi-varṇana / Creation Account)
इदानीं केन तत्कर्म कृतं सृष्ट्यादिवर्णनम् । एवमुक्त्वा भृशं कोपान्ननाद परमेश्वरः ॥ २१.२८ ॥
idānīṁ kena tatkarma kṛtaṁ sṛṣṭy-ādi-varṇanam | evam uktvā bhṛśaṁ kopān nanāda parameśvaraḥ || 21.28 ||
idAnIM kena tatkarma kRRitaM sRRiShTyAdivarNanam | evamuktvA bhRRishaM kopAnnanAda parameshvaraH || 21.28 ||
«ឥឡូវនេះ អ្នកណាបានធ្វើកិច្ចការនោះ—ការពិពណ៌នាអំពីការបង្កើត និងដើមកំណើតនៃលោក?» ព្រះអម្ចាស់ឧត្តមបានមានព្រះបន្ទូលដូច្នេះ ហើយដោយសារខឹងខ្លាំង ព្រះបានគ្រហឹមរំពង។
Sandhi Notes
- तत्कर्म = तत् + कर्म
- सृष्ट्यादिवर्णनम् = सृष्टि + आदि + वर्णनम्
- कोपान्ननाद = कोपात् + ननाद (त् + न → न्)
Varāha
Alert; slightly anxious at the Lord’s rising wrath
Who has executed (or interfered with) the act that narrates/initiates creation—what agency stands behind this unfolding?
Even at the beginning of creation, agency is questioned and regulated—divine sovereignty frames causation and moral order.
Before undertaking major acts, examine agency and intention (‘by whom/for what’); cultivate responsibility and restraint so action aligns with dharma.
The Lord’s ‘roar’ functions as a cosmic corrective—divine wrath as the force that separates order from disorder at the threshold of creation; the question ‘by whom’ highlights īśvaratva (supreme governance) over sṛṣṭi-karman.
Roar as the ritual ‘udgītha’/proclamation that drives away inauspicious forces before the rite proceeds; anger as protective heat (tapas) guarding the sacrificial order of the cosmos.
Affirms a supervising consciousness behind causality: creation is not merely mechanical; the Supreme interrogates agency, implying accountability within cosmic law (ṛta/dharma).
Immediate sequel: the roar produces fiery manifestations and hosts of beings (21.21.29-30)
FAQs
It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a shift in discourse marked by an interrogative challenge and an emotive reaction (the deity’s roar), signaling a transition or emphasis within the cosmological narration.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as narrative framing within a cosmological account rather than a tīrtha or sacred-geography passage.
No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse primarily conveys a rhetorical inquiry and the intensity of the speaker’s response, serving to underscore the seriousness of the cosmological narration.
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