Varaha Purana 21.81: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 81
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
एवमुक्त्वा तदा दक्षस्तां कन्यां ब्रह्मसन्निधौ । ददौ रुद्राय महते गौरीं परमशोभनाम् ॥ २१.८२ ॥
evam uktvā tadā dakṣas tāṃ kanyāṃ brahmasannidhau | dadau rudrāya mahate gaurīṃ paramaśobhanām || 21.82 ||
Setelah berkata demikian, Dakṣa, di hadapan Brahmā, menyerahkan gadis itu—Gaurī yang amat berseri—kepada Rudra yang agung.
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It preserves a Purāṇic narrative motif in which a formal marriage-gift (kanyādāna) is performed publicly, here explicitly “in the presence of Brahmā,” reflecting how Purāṇas frame social rites through mythic authority figures.
No geographic toponym appears in this verse; the setting is indicated only as brahmasannidhau (“in Brahmā’s presence”), a narrative/ritual context rather than a place-name.
The verse primarily conveys a cultural-ritual principle: the conferral of a marriage alliance is portrayed as a formally witnessed act, emphasizing public legitimacy and accountability in social rites.
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