Varaha Purana 21.18: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 18

The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share

Pūrva Bhāga · Pr̥thivī-uddhāra (Cosmogonic Narrative)

Devanagari script

जग्रिहुर्यज्ञभागान् स्वान् यावत् ते हविषोर्पितान् । तावत्कालं जलात् सद्य उत्तस्थौ ब्रह्मणः पुनः ॥ २१.१९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 21.18

Transliteration

jagṛihur yajñabhāgān svān yāvat te haviṣorpitān | tāvatkālaṃ jalāt sadya uttasthau brahmaṇaḥ punaḥ || 21.19 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

ພວກເຂົາໄດ້ຮັບສ່ວນຍັດຍະຂອງຕົນ ຕາມທີ່ຮາວິດຖືກຖວາຍ. ຕະຫຼອດເວລານັ້ນ ພຣະພຣະຫມາ ກໍລຸກຂຶ້ນອີກຄັ້ງທັນທີຈາກນ້ຳ.

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Word by Word

• jagṛhuḥ: they took/received
• Type: Verb
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: grah (धातु)

• yajña-bhāgān: sacrificial portions
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुषः ‘shares of the sacrifice’
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)

• svān: their own
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)

• yāvat: as long as/until
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Correlative indeclinable (यावत्…तावत्) indicating extent/time
• Role: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)

• te: they
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• haviṣā: with oblation
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: havis (प्रातिपदिक)

• arpitān: offered/presented
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन); Past passive participle (क्त) qualifying yajña-bhāgān
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: arpita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √arp धातु)

• tāvat: for that long/then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Correlative indeclinable (तावत्)
• Role: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)

• kālam: time (duration)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन) (duration)
• Role: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)

• jalāt: from the water
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Apadana (अपादान)
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of time
• Role: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)

• uttasthau: arose/came up
• Type: Verb
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Root: ut-√sthā (धातु)

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/source/possessor)
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)

• punaḥ: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)

Sandhi Notes

• jagrihur = jagṛhuḥ
• haviṣorpitān = haviṣā + arpitān
• tāvatkālaṃ = tāvat + kālam
• uttasthau = ut + tasthau (ut-√sthā)

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Shanta rasaSetting: Cosmic ocean

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Cosmic causality

Subjects

CosmologyRitual Culture (Yajña)Mythic Chronology

Core idea

Ritual action (yajña) is portrayed as sustaining the conditions for manifestation and governance of the world.

In practice

Sustain daily/seasonal rites with steadiness; interpret disciplined action as supporting inner ‘creation’ (clarity, order) as well.

Symbolism of the boar

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern linking cosmic events to sacrificial order (yajña), illustrating how ritual language is used to structure mythic time and authority.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the setting is cosmological (“the waters”), a widespread motif rather than a localized toponym.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds the principle of ordered reciprocity in ritual culture—offerings (haviṣ) correspond to allotted shares (yajña-bhāga)—presented descriptively rather than as a prescriptive command.