Varaha Purana 21.85: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 85
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
Pūrva Bhāga · Deva Genealogies and Divine Classes
तत्र दाक्षायणीपुत्राः सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः । वसवोऽष्टौ च रुद्राश्च आदित्या मरुतस्तथा ॥
tatra dākṣāyaṇīputrāḥ sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ | vasavo'ṣṭau ca rudrāś ca ādityā marutas tathā ||
tatra dAkShAyaNIputrAH sarve devAH savAsavAH | vasavo.aShTau cha rudrAshcha AdityA marutastathA
അവിടെ ദാക്ഷായണിയുടെ പുത്രന്മാർ—ഇന്ദ്രനോടുകൂടി—സകല ദേവന്മാരും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു: എട്ട് വസുക്കൾ, രുദ്രന്മാർ, ആദിത്യന്മാർ, അതുപോലെ മരുത്തുകൾ.
Sandhi Notes
- vasavo'ṣṭau = vasavaḥ + aṣṭau (visarga before vowel → o)
- rudrāś ca = rudrāḥ + ca (visarga before c → ś)
Narrator; default Varāha–Pṛthivī frame not directly visible
Multiplicity of divine functions organized into classes (Vasus, Rudras, Ādityas, Maruts) under a coherent cosmic administration.
Contemplate the world as structured (not random): roles, duties, and harmonized powers—supporting a dharmic worldview of ordered responsibility.
Deva-gaṇa enumerations elsewhere in cosmology sections
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No direct ethical injunction; the emphasis is on cosmological ordering and lineage.
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