Varaha Purana 21.80: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 80

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

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा तदा ब्रह्मा दक्षं प्रोवाच बुद्धिमान् । गौरीं प्रयच्छ रुद्राय पूर्वमेवोपपादिताम् ॥ २१.८१ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 21.80

Transliteration

evam uktvā tadā brahmā dakṣaṁ provāca buddhimān | gaurīṁ prayaccha rudrāya pūrvam evopapāditām || 21.81 ||

Translation

ଏପରି କହି ସେତେବେଳେ ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନ ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ଦକ୍ଷଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ—“ପୂର୍ବରୁ ଯାହା ନିଶ୍ଚିତ (ବା ପ୍ରତିଜ୍ଞାତ) ହୋଇଥିଲା, ସେଇ ଗୌରୀଙ୍କୁ ରୁଦ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ଦିଅ।”

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), manner-adverb (प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• uktvā: having spoken
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), from √vac (वच्), ‘having said’

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), time-adverb (कालवाचक)

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन)

• dakṣam: Dakṣa
• dakṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• provāca: said to / addressed
• provāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) Singular (एकवचन), parasmaipada; from √vac (वच्) with prefix pra-

• buddhimān: wise
• buddhimān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: buddhimant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying ‘brahmā’

• gaurīm: Gaurī
• gaurīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• prayaccha: give / bestow
• prayaccha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + yam (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष) Singular (एकवचन), parasmaipada; from √yam (यम्) with prefix pra-

• rudrāya: to Rudra
• rudrāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी) Singular (एकवचन)

• pūrvam: formerly / earlier
• pūrvam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya usage (अव्ययवत्), temporal adverb (पूर्वकालवाचक)

• eva: indeed / just
• eva: Sambandha-nipāta (सम्बन्ध/बलवाचक निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), emphatic particle (निपात)

• upapāditām: previously arranged/provided
• upapāditām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa + pad (धातु) + ita (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); qualifies ‘gaurīm’

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative frame; internal reported speech: Brahmā)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Textual Tradition
• Mythology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative motif in which Brahmā functions as an authoritative mediator to regularize social and cosmic order through sanctioned alliances, reflecting the textual culture of genealogical and dharma-oriented storytelling.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; the focus is on a mythic-personal interaction (Brahmā, Dakṣa, Rudra, and Gaurī).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes adherence to prior commitments and orderly resolution of relational obligations (i.e., honoring what has been previously arranged), framed within a dharma-oriented narrative.