Shloka 28
Sati's Death & Virabhadra — Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
गणेश्वरो ऽपि संक्रुद्धो हन्तुं धर्म सनातनम् ववर्ष मार्गणास्तीक्ष्णान् यथा प्रावृषि तोयदः
gaṇeśvaro 'pi saṃkruddho hantuṃ dharma sanātanam vavarṣa mārgaṇāstīkṣṇān yathā prāvṛṣi toyadaḥ
ഗണേശ്വരനും ക്രുദ്ധനായി സനാതനധർമ്മരക്ഷാർത്ഥം (ശത്രുവിനെ) വധിക്കുവാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ച്, വർഷാകാല മേഘംപോലെ മൂർച്ചയുള്ള അമ്പുകൾ പെയ്തു।
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FAQs
The text frames anger as potentially dharmic when it functions as protection of sanātana-dharma rather than personal vendetta. The cloud-simile implies measured inevitability: as monsoon rain is seasonally ordained, so too is divine retribution when dharma is threatened.
Narrative episode (carita/vamśānucarita-style content): it illustrates dharma-protection through divine action, not creation cycles or genealogical catalogues.
The ‘rain of arrows’ mirrors cosmic restoration: dharma’s defense descends like rain that restores balance to the overheated world. Gaṇeśa’s role aligns with obstacle-removal—here removing the obstacle of adharmic violence.