Varaha Purana 21.47: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 47
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative of divine conflict and restoration (Pr̥thivī-uddhāra frame)
तान् भग्नान् सहसा दिक्षु दृष्ट्वा विष्णुः प्रतापवान् । आदित्यावरजो वाक्यमुवाच स्वबलं तदा ॥ २१.४८ ॥
tān bhagnān sahasā dikṣu dṛṣṭvā viṣṇuḥ pratāpavān | ādityāvarajo vākyam uvāca svabalaṃ tadā || 21.48 ||
tAn bhagnAn sahasA dikShu dRRiShTvA viShNuH pratApavAn | AdityAvarajo vAkyamuvAcha svabalaM tadA || 21.48 ||
Увидев, как они внезапно были обращены в бегство во все стороны, могучий Вишну — рожденный после Адити — тогда обратился с повелением к своим войскам.
Sandhi Notes
- आदित्यावरजः = आदित्य + अवरजः
- वाक्यम् + उवाच → वाक्यमुवाच
- स्वबलम् = स्व + बलम्
Narrator
In collective panic, dharmic leadership restores direction through timely speech and decisive command.
When a group is routed, first re-center, then issue clear, actionable instructions rather than lamenting losses.
21.21.47 (rout); 21.21.49 (rebuke/appeal to valor); 21.21.51 (mounting Garuḍa—action follows command)
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic narrative style in which divine figures are described through epithets and martial imagery, reflecting the text’s broader mythic historiography rather than verifiable political history.
No specific toponym or pilgrimage geography is named in this verse; it is framed as a scene unfolding 'in all directions' (dikṣu), a conventional epic expression rather than a mapped location.
The verse implies a leadership ethic: after observing disorder and retreat, the leader (Viṣṇu) responds by addressing and organizing his own forces—emphasizing coordinated action in moments of crisis.
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