Shloka 22
Veṅkaṭeśa-Māhātmya: Varāha Prelude, Descent of Śeṣācala, Svāmipuṣkariṇī and the Network of Tīrthas
with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas
स्वदंष्ट्राग्रे स्थापयित्वाऽजगाम तदागमादागतो दैत्यवर्यः / तं कर्णमूले ताडयित्वा जघान प्रसादयामास च पूर्ववद्भुवम्
svadaṃṣṭrāgre sthāpayitvā'jagāma tadāgamādāgato daityavaryaḥ / taṃ karṇamūle tāḍayitvā jaghāna prasādayāmāsa ca pūrvavadbhuvam
Dengan meletakkannya di hujung taring-Nya sendiri, Baginda pun berangkat. Ketika Baginda berangkat, datanglah yang terunggul antara Daitya; setelah dipukul pada pangkal telinga, Baginda membunuhnya, lalu menenteramkan Bumi kembali seperti sediakala.
Narrator (within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue)
Concept: Protection of the world may require force against adharma; righteous power is exercised to restore peace, not for domination.
Vedantic Theme: Īśvara’s līlā includes saṃhāra of adharma and anugraha to the world; the same hand that destroys also stabilizes.
Application: Use strength ethically: confront harmful forces decisively, then return to reconciliation and rebuilding rather than perpetuating conflict.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: nether battlefield; cosmic passage
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.26.21 (Earth’s rescue begins); Garuda Purana 3.26.23 (post-restoration ordering of directions)
FAQs
This verse emphasizes re-establishing balance and order after violent disruption—an archetypal Purāṇic theme where chaos is removed and the world is returned to stability.
It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it presents a mythic conflict and the re-stabilization of the world, which frames the Purana’s broader concern with dharma and cosmic law.
Treat disruption and harm as conditions to be corrected through disciplined action and restoration—work to return situations to harmony rather than leaving them in conflict.