Varaha Purana 21.61: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 61
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
रुद्रभागो ज्येष्ठभाग इतीयं वैदिकी श्रुतिः । स्तुतिं च देवाः कुरुत रुद्रस्य परमेष्ठि नः ॥ २१.६२ ॥
rudrabhāgo jyeṣṭhabhāga itīyaṃ vaidikī śrutiḥ | stutiṃ ca devāḥ kuruta rudrasya parameṣṭhi naḥ || 21.62 ||
«ភាគរបស់ រុទ្រ គឺជាភាគដ៏អធិក»—នេះជាស្រុតិវេទិក។ ដូច្នេះ ឱ ព្រះទេវទាំងឡាយ ចូរធ្វើស្តូត្រសរសើរ រុទ្រ ព្រះបរមេស្ឋិន របស់យើង។
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in the excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theology / pramāṇa","core_concept":"Śruti (Vedic revelation) is invoked as decisive authority to establish Rudra’s ‘foremost portion’ and to motivate stuti.","practical_application":"Ground praise and ritual priority in śruti-pramāṇa rather than mere preference; align worship with revealed hierarchy."}
Subject Matter: ["Vedic Authority (Śruti)","Praise Poetry (Stuti)","Theology (Deva hierarchy)","Textual Tradition"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 21.21.63-66 (immediate stotra sequence)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha, as narrator-instructor, cites a Vedic utterance and urges the assembled gods to praise Rudra as Parameṣṭhin; the gods appear attentive, poised to begin a hymn.","item_prompts":["Varāha speaking in a sabhā-like divine setting","assembly of devas with añjali-mudrā","subtle ‘śruti’ motif: palm-leaf/veda-scroll or radiant mantra glyphs","Rudra implied as supreme presence (aura or liṅga silhouette)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural palette; Varāha seated as teacher, devas in rows with añjali, a luminous Rudra-aura behind, minimal background architecture, strong linework and flat color fields.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold halo for Rudra’s implied presence; Varāha and devas richly ornamented; embossed gold for ‘śruti’ radiance and divine court setting.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting finesse; delicate faces of devas, Varāha gesturing as upadeśaka; soft shading; subtle mantra glow indicating śruti authority.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature: compact divine court, Varāha instructing; devas clustered; stylized cloud bands; Rudra’s presence as a glowing emblem in the sky."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"authoritative, proclamatory","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm, resonant, didactic"}
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic citation-style appeal to Vedic śruti as an authority, illustrating how later Sanskrit narrative texts legitimize theological claims through Vedic phrasing and intertextual echo.
No geographic place-name appears in this verse; the content is primarily theological and intertextual (invoking Vedic śruti and a call to stuti).
The verse presents a normative instruction in ritual-poetic conduct: to offer praise (stuti) to Rudra, grounded in the authority of śruti, emphasizing reverence and acknowledgment of hierarchical precedence.
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