Varaha Purana 21.59: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 59
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
Pūrva Bhāga · Narratives on Dakṣa-yajña and restoration of ritual order
अयं च यज्ञो विध्वस्तः सम्पूर्णत्वं गमिष्यति । दक्षस्य ख्यातिमाँल्लोकः सन्तत्या अयं भविष्यति ॥ २१.६० ॥
ayaṃ ca yajño vidhvastaḥ sampūrṇatvaṃ gamiṣyati | dakṣasya khyātimāँl lokaḥ santatyā ayaṃ bhaviṣyati || 21.60 ||
ayaM cha yaj~no vidhvastaH saMpUrNatvaM gamiShyati | dakShasya khyAtimA.NllokaH saMtatyA.ayaM bhaviShyati || 21.60 ||
“ఈ యజ్ఞం విఘ్నితమైనప్పటికీ సంపూర్ణతను పొందుతుంది. ఈ లోకం దక్షుని సంతతి—వంశపారంపర్యం ద్వారా—ఖ్యాతిమంతమవుతుంది.”
Sandhi Notes
- khyātimāँl lokaḥ = khyātimān lokaḥ (final -n before l; anusvāra/orthographic variation)
Varāha
Wholeness can be reconstituted after rupture; dharma aims at completion (pūrṇatā) and continuity (santati) rather than permanent fracture.
After conflict or failure, perform corrective steps and complete obligations; prioritize continuity of responsibilities and community stability.
Yajña is the cosmic mechanism of integration: even after rupture, the system tends toward completion when dharma is reinstalled; Dakṣa’s lineage symbolizes the re-threading of continuity (pravāha) after a break.
Implicit: ‘disrupted yet completed’ mirrors the sacrificial cycle where oblations may be interrupted but are rejoined by prāyaścitta and śānti rites; completion restores the yajña-puruṣa’s wholeness.
Order (dharma/ṛta) is resilient; apparent breaks in phenomenal processes are reconciled within a larger teleology of sustenance (sthiti) and continuity (santati) under īśvara.
Even when a yajña is disrupted, it should be restored to completion through proper settlement and rectification; continuity of lineage (santati) is upheld as a dharmic good tied to ritual order.
Restored yajña yields loka-prasiddhi and stability; leaving yajña broken invites disorder, loss of merit, and social/cosmic discontinuity.
Varāha Purāṇa 21.21.61 (Rudra-bhāga allocation as part of restoration)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern: ritual disruption (often due to conflict or transgression) is followed by restoration, emphasizing continuity of social-cosmic order through yajña and lineage.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on the completion of a disrupted sacrifice and the renown of Dakṣa through progeny.
The verse underscores restoration and continuity: even when a ritual or social order is disrupted, it is portrayed as capable of being completed, and lasting renown is linked to responsible continuity through lineage (santati).
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