Varaha Purana 21.10: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 10
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
सा अपि दक्षाय सुष्रोणी गौरी दत्ताथ ब्रह्मणा । दुहितृत्वे पुरा या हि रुद्रेणोढा महात्मना ॥ २१.११ ॥
sā api dakṣāya suśroṇī gaurī dattātha brahmaṇā | duhitṛtve purā yā hi rudreṇoḍhā mahātmanā || 21.11 ||
ती सुष्रोणी गौरीही ब्रह्म्याने दक्षाला कन्या म्हणून दिली; जी पूर्वी कन्यारूपाने महात्मा रुद्राशी विवाहिता झाली होती.
Varāha (default narrative voice, per dialogue framework)
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic genealogical motif linking Brahmā, Dakṣa, Gaurī (Pārvatī), and Rudra, illustrating how Purāṇas organize mythic history through repeated cycles of kinship and marriage narratives.
No geographic site is explicitly named in this verse; the content is genealogical rather than topographical.
The verse does not present an explicit ethical injunction; it primarily records lineage and relational roles (daughterhood and marriage) within a mythic-historical framework.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
