Shloka 34
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
एवं कृत्वा स सामग्रीं देवदेवः प्रतापवान् । जगाम दक्षयज्ञाय कोपाद् रुद्रः प्रतापवान् ॥ २१.३५ ॥
evaṃ kṛtvā sa sāmagṛīṃ devadevaḥ pratāpavān | jagāma dakṣayajñāya kopād rudraḥ pratāpavān || 21.35 ||
ព្រះដេវទេវៈដ៏មានអานุភាព បានរៀបចំសម្ភារៈទាំងអស់ដូច្នេះហើយ; រុទ្រៈដ៏ពេញដោយតេជៈ បានចេញដំណើរ ដោយកំហឹង ទៅកាន់យជ្ញៈរបស់ទក្ខ។
Varāha (default speaker framework; not explicit in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Anger (kopa) directed into sacrificial disruption is portrayed as a dhārmic crisis; restraint and restoration of ritual order are implied as necessary corrective principles.","karmic_consequence":"Unchecked wrath damages yajña-order and precipitates conflict and loss of merit; restraint/restoration supports communal and cosmic harmony."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Yajña as cosmic stability: Rudra’s wrathful entry into Dakṣa-yajña dramatizes how divine power can both protect dharma and shatter ritual formalism when pride/offence corrupts it.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"‘Sāmagrī’ (materials) foregrounds ritual apparatus; the narrative pivot shows yajña vulnerable to adhikāra-violations and ego.","vedantic_connection":"External ritual without inner purity collapses; the divine is not bound by form—true yajña is alignment with truth and humility."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethics-of-ritual","core_concept":"Ritual power is real but morally conditioned; arrogance and exclusion invite collapse of the very rite meant to uphold order.","practical_application":"In worship and community rites: prioritize humility, inclusion of rightful participants, and anger-management; repair breaches promptly through reconciliation and corrective rites."}
Subject Matter: ["Mythic Narrative","Ritual Culture (Yajña)","Ethics (anger and consequence)"]
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: yajña-śālā / mythic ritual ground
Related Themes: Dakṣa-yajña episode continues into mantra-loss and ritual breakdown (next verse)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Rudra, blazing with wrath, strides toward Dakṣa’s sacrificial enclosure after assembling ritual/war-like ‘materials’, the atmosphere tense and charged.","item_prompts":["Rudra with fierce gaze","yajña-śālā with fire-altar","priests and offerings in disarray (foreshadowed)","stormy aura/flames indicating kopa","ritual implements (ladles, vessels)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dynamic Rudra advancing toward a stylized yajña pavilion; strong reds and blacks; swirling flame motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Rudra with gold halo and intense expression; ornate yajña altar; gold-highlighted flames and implements.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: controlled drama; Rudra’s posture conveys contained fury; detailed altar and ritual vessels.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative miniature with multiple figures; Rudra entering from one side; priests startled; crisp architectural yajña pavilion."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"forceful, dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium-fast","voice_tone":"firm, intense, slightly percussive consonants"}
FAQs
It situates the text within a widely attested Purāṇic narrative cycle (the Dakṣa-yajña episode), reflecting early South Asian ritual discourse and the literary motif of conflict around sacrificial authority.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it references Dakṣa’s yajña as an event-location rather than a clearly identified toponym in the provided line.
The verse foregrounds anger (kopāt) as a motivating force leading to consequential action, a recurring ethical theme in Purāṇic narrative where emotional impulses shape public and ritual outcomes.