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
Pūrva Bhāga · Pr̥thivī-uddhāra and Divine-Weapon Pacification Narratives
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 ||
uvAcha shAmyatAmastrau svasvabhAvena suvratau | evaM te brahmaNA choktau shAntabhAvaM prajagmatuH || 21.58 ||
Rzekł: "Niech dwie boskie bronie zostaną uśmierzone, każda zgodnie ze swą własną naturą, o wy doskonali w ślubowaniach." Tak zwrócone przez Brahmę, te dwie osiągnęły stan spokoju.
Sandhi Notes
- śamyatām astrau is separate
- brahmaṇā coktau = brahmaṇā ca uktau (a+u sandhi → o)
Varāha
Śānti arises when each force is guided to act within its own dharmic bounds (svadharma/svabhāva) under wise mediation.
In disputes, seek de-escalation through principled mediation; align actions with one’s role-nature rather than competitive overreach.
Pacification ‘by svabhāva’ mirrors ritual containment of tejas: each power is honored in its proper channel rather than annihilated; śānti is achieved through right placement (yathā-sthāna) and measured speech (vāg-niyama).
Śānti as yajña’s corrective rite: Brahmā’s utterance functions like a śānti-mantra that cools astric fire; the missiles ‘attain calm’ as offerings settle into the sacrificial order.
Upaśama (quiescence) through discriminative governance: energies are not negated but harmonized; echoes the teaching that mind/tejas becomes śānta when guided by higher buddhi and dharma.
When destructive forces contend, the rightful governor/mediator should command restraint and pacification according to each party’s svabhāva, restoring śānti without denying distinct natures.
Restraint preserves yajña and loka-kṣema; unchecked rivalry multiplies adharma and leads to collective ruin (yajña-vighna, social disorder).
Varāha Purāṇa 21.21.57 (rival astras); Varāha Purāṇa 21.21.59-61 (Brahmā’s settlement: fame, yajña completion, Rudra-bhāga)
FAQs
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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