Varaha Purana 21.34: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

एवं कृत्वा स सामग्रीं देवदेवः प्रतापवान् । जगाम दक्षयज्ञाय कोपाद् रुद्रः प्रतापवान् ॥ २१.३५ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 21.34

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛtvā sa sāmagṛīṃ devadevaḥ pratāpavān | jagāma dakṣayajñāya kopād rudraḥ pratāpavān || 21.35 ||

Translation

ଏଭଳି ସାମଗ୍ରୀ ସଜାଇ, ପ୍ରତାପବାନ ଦେବଦେବ—କ୍ରୋଧରେ ଉଦ୍ଦୀପ୍ତ ରୁଦ୍ର—ଦକ୍ଷଯଜ୍ଞକୁ ଗଲେ।

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having done/made’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• सामग्रीम्: equipment / complete set (of materials)
• सामग्रीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāmagrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• देव-देवः: the god of gods
• देव-देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• प्रतापवान्: mighty / radiant
• प्रतापवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratāpa-vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); possessive adjective (मतुप्/वतुप्) qualifying subject

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• दक्ष-यज्ञाय: to Dakṣa’s sacrifice
• दक्ष-यज्ञाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान; goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन)

• कोपात्: from anger / due to anger
• कोपात्: Hetu (हेतु; cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• प्रतापवान्: mighty
• प्रतापवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratāpa-vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying ‘rudraḥ’

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker framework; not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava Shared Mythology
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It situates the text within a widely attested Purāṇic narrative cycle (the Dakṣa-yajña episode), reflecting early South Asian ritual discourse and the literary motif of conflict around sacrificial authority.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it references Dakṣa’s yajña as an event-location rather than a clearly identified toponym in the provided line.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds anger (kopāt) as a motivating force leading to consequential action, a recurring ethical theme in Purāṇic narrative where emotional impulses shape public and ritual outcomes.