Varaha Purana 21.16: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 16

The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share

Devanagari script

पूज्या दक्षस्य दौहित्रा रुद्रादित्या ङ्गिरादयः । प्रत्यक्शपितरस्ते हि तैः प्रीतैः प्रीयते जगत् ॥ २१.१७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 21.16

Transliteration

pūjyā dakṣasya dauhitrā rudrādityāṅgirādayaḥ | pratyakṣapitaras te hi taiḥ prītaiḥ prīyate jagat || 21.17 ||

Translation

ଦକ୍ଷଙ୍କ ଦୌହିତ୍ର ରୁଦ୍ର, ଆଦିତ୍ୟ, ଅଙ୍ଗିରସ ଆଦି ପୂଜ୍ୟ। ସେମାନେ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ପିତୃ; ସେମାନେ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ହେଲେ ଜଗତ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ହୁଏ।

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Word by Word

• pūjyāḥ: worthy of worship
• pūjyāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūjya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• dakṣasya: of Dakṣa
• dakṣasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• dauhitrāḥ: grandsons (daughter’s sons)
• dauhitrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dauhitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• rudra-ādityāṅgira-ādayaḥ: Rudras, Ādityas, Aṅgirases and others
• rudra-ādityāṅgira-ādayaḥ: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + āditya (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅgiras (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); द्वन्द्व-समासः (समाहार/समुच्चय) ‘Rudras, Ādityas, Aṅgirases, etc.’

• pratyakṣa-pitaraḥ: the visible Pitṛs (fathers/manes)
• pratyakṣa-pitaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); कर्मधारयः ‘manifest fathers (Pitṛs)’

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) of emphasis/reason

• taiḥ: by them
• taiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)

• prītaiḥ: being pleased/satisfied
• prītaiḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √prī धातु)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन); Past passive participle (क्त)

• prīyate: is pleased/rejoices
• prīyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prī (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Passive/intransitive sense

• jagat: the world
• jagat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in the fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Genealogies
• Sanskrit Philology
• Hindu Cosmology (Descriptive)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic method of organizing cosmology through genealogical catalogues, linking social-ritual order (honoring progenitors) with the stability and well-being of the world.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is on cosmological lineages (Rudras, Ādityas, Aṅgirases) rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames an ethical-ritual principle: honoring foundational ancestral/progenitor figures is presented as contributing to collective well-being (the ‘world’ being pleased).