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
गणेश्वरही क्रुद्ध होऊन सनातन धर्माच्या रक्षणार्थ (शत्रूचा) वध करण्यास उद्यत झाला आणि पावसाळ्यातील मेघाप्रमाणे तीक्ष्ण बाणांचा वर्षाव करू लागला।
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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.