Sati's Death & Virabhadra — Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
राजा वैवस्ताद्वंशाद् धर्मकीर्तिस्तु विश्रुतः सोमवंशोद्भवश्चोग्रो भोजकीर्तिर्महाभुजः
rājā vaivastādvaṃśād dharmakīrtistu viśrutaḥ somavaṃśodbhavaścogro bhojakīrtirmahābhujaḥ
राजा वैवस्वतवंशसमुद्भवो धर्मकीर्तिर्नाम विश्रुतः; सोमवंशोद्भवश्चोग्रो भोजकीर्तिर्महाभुजः।
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The Purāṇic method often anchors later events in lineage and reputation: ‘viśruta’ (renowned) underscores how dharma and fame are socially remembered, while ‘mahābhuja’ signals kṣātra power that can serve either dharma or adharma depending on later choices.
Primarily Vamśānucarita (accounts of dynasties and royal lines), establishing historical-mythic placement for subsequent narrative developments.
The juxtaposition of Solar (Vaivasvata) and Lunar (Soma) dynastic markers can function as a narrative device to universalize the scope of the coming conflict—spanning major royal archetypes rather than a single family line.