Varaha Purana 21.75: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

मद्दर्शनॆन यो जातः पशुभावो दिवौकसाम् । स मयाऽपहृतः सद्यः पतित्वं वो भविष्यति ॥ २१.७६ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 21.75

Transliteration

maddarśanena yo jātaḥ paśubhāvo divaukasām | sa mayā 'pahṛtaḥ sadyaḥ patitvaṃ vo bhaviṣyati || 21.76 ||

Translation

‘ମୋ ଦର୍ଶନରୁ ଦିବୌକସମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଯେ ପଶୁଭାବ ଜନ୍ମିଥିଲା, ତାହାକୁ ମୁଁ ସତ୍ୱର ଅପହୃତ କରିଦେଇଛି; ଏବଂ ତୁମମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ପତିତ ଅବସ୍ଥା ହେବ।’

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Word by Word

• मत्-दर्शनॆन: by (the) sight of me
• मत्-दर्शनॆन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मत् = मम)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचकः (relative pronoun)

• जातः: arose / was born
• जातः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त) कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः—“born/produced”

• पशु-भावः: animal-nature / beastliness
• पशु-भावः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक) + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पशोः भावः)

• दिवौकसाम्: of the gods (heaven-dwellers)
• दिवौकसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवौकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), बहुवचन

• सः: that (state) / it
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अपहृतः: was removed / taken away
• अपहृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-हृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त) कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि—“taken away/removed”

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• पतित्वम्: lordship / husbandhood
• पतित्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (तद्धित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भाववाचक-तद्धितान्त (त्व)

• वः: of you (all)
• वः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), बहुवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per primary dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Puranic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic mode of moral causality: altered states (e.g., paśubhāva) and their removal are narrated as immediate ethical and cosmic consequences within a divine dialogue framework.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic toponym appears in this verse; it is framed in a celestial context (divaukasām, “dwellers in heaven”).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse presents a principle of moral consequence: an abnormal or degraded disposition is said to be removed by the speaker, while a subsequent “fallen state” (patitva) is predicted for the addressed group, emphasizing accountability within the narrative.