Varaha Purana 21.57: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 57
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
उवाच शम्यतामस्त्रौ स्वस्वभावेन सुव्रतौ । एवं ते ब्रह्मणा चोक्तौ शान्तभावं प्रजग्मतुः ॥ २१.५८ ॥
uvāca śamyatām astrau svasvabhāvena suvratau | evaṁ te brahmaṇā coktau śāntabhāvaṁ prajagmatuḥ || 21.58 ||
ਉਸ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—“ਹੇ ਸੁਵ੍ਰਤ ਵਾਲਿਓ! ਇਹ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਅਸਤ੍ਰ ਆਪਣੇ-ਆਪਣੇ ਸੁਭਾਵ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਸ਼ਾਂਤ ਹੋ ਜਾਣ।” ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਦੇ ਇਹ ਕਹਿਣ ਨਾਲ ਉਹ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਸ਼ਾਂਤ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੋਏ।
Varāha (default primary narrator-speaker framework; explicit speaker not named in fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic motif in which cosmic authority (here, Brahmā) restores order by restraining destructive forces, illustrating narrative strategies of de-escalation and reestablishment of balance.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; the content focuses on the pacification of divine weapons and the attainment of calm.
The verse emphasizes restraint and the calming of destructive power—an ethical ideal of restoring equilibrium rather than perpetuating conflict.
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