Varaha Purana 21.78: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 78
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
एवमुक्तेऽथ रुद्रेण ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । उवाच रुद्रं सस्नेहं स्मितपूर्वमिदं वचः ॥ २१.७९ ॥
evam ukte ’tha rudreṇa brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | uvāca rudraṃ sasnehaṃ smitapūrvam idaṃ vacaḥ || 21.79 ||
ਜਦ ਰੁਦ੍ਰ ਨੇ ਇਉਂ ਕਿਹਾ, ਤਦ ਲੋਕ-ਪਿਤਾਮਹ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਨੇ ਸਨੇਹ ਨਾਲ, ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਮੁਸਕਰਾ ਕੇ, ਰੁਦ੍ਰ ਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਬਚਨ ਆਖੇ।
Narrator (contextual frame introducing Brahmā’s reply)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a framed dialogue where a prior speaker’s statement is followed by a respectful response from a higher cosmological authority (here, Brahmā), indicating transmission of doctrine through conversational sequence.
No geographic location is mentioned in this verse; it functions as a narrative transition introducing Brahmā’s response to Rudra.
No explicit ethical injunction appears here; the verse primarily conveys discourse etiquette—Brahmā responds with composure and affection—setting a tone of measured, respectful philosophical exchange.
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