The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
सिताङ्गरागाप्रतिपन्नमूर्ते कपालधारिं त्रिपुरघ्न देव । प्रपाहि नः सर्वभयेषु चैव उमापते पुष्करनालजन्म ॥ २१.७१ ॥
sitāṅgarāgāpratipannamūrte kapāladhāriṁ tripuraghna deva | prapāhi naḥ sarvabhayeṣu caiva umāpate puṣkaranālajanma || 21.71 ||
ஹே வெண்மையான அங்கராகம் பூசப்பட்ட திருமேனியுடையவனே, கபாலம் தாங்குபவனே, திரிபுரம் அழித்த தேவனே! எல்லாப் பயங்களிலும் எங்களைப் பாதுகாப்பாயாக. ஹே உமாபதி, தாமரைத் தண்டு-பிறப்பே, எங்களைப் பேணியருள்வாயாக.
Pṛthivī (default, within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in the excerpt)
It preserves a compact Śiva-stuti using well-known Purāṇic epithets (e.g., Tripuraghna, Kapāladhārin), illustrating how Purāṇic compilations often embed hymn-like verses within broader narrative or didactic frames.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it functions primarily as an invocation for protection rather than a description of sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds a cultural-philosophical practice of seeking protection and composure amid fear through formalized praise and remembrance of a deity’s attributes.
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