Varaha Purana 21.73: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 73
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
Pūrva Bhāga · Devastuti (Praise of Śiva by the Devas)
इत्थं स्तुतस्तदा देवैर्देवदेवो महेश्वरः । तुतोष सर्वदेवानां वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह ॥ २१.७४ ॥
itthaṁ stutas tadā devair devadevo maheśvaraḥ | tutoṣa sarvadevānāṁ vākyaṁ cedam uvāca ha || 21.74 ||
itthaM stutastadA devairdevadevo maheshvaraH | tutoSha sarvadevAnAM vAkyaM chedamuvAcha ha || 21.74 ||
ఈ విధంగా దేవతలచే స్తుతింపబడిన దేవదేవ మహేశ్వరుడు ఆ సమయంలో ప్రసన్నుడై, సమస్త దేవతలకు ఈ వాక్యములను పలికెను।
Sandhi Notes
- देवैर्देवदेवो = देवैः देव-देवः
- चेदमुवाच = च इदम् उवाच
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Attentive, witnessing divine response to praise
Stuti offered with sincerity leads to prasāda (divine favor), which then manifests as restorative instruction/action.
In conflict or crisis, begin with humility and truthful praise; seek reconciliation through respectful address before demands.
Varāha Purāṇa 21.21.74 (Maheśvara pleased by devas’ praise)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative structure in which a hymn of praise (stuti) leads to a divine response, functioning as a literary device to authorize the ensuing instruction or boon within the broader Purāṇic tradition.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; it functions as a narrative connector introducing Maheśvara’s forthcoming speech.
No explicit ethical injunction appears here; the philosophical emphasis is on the efficacy of respectful address and the narrative principle that dialogue and instruction follow from properly framed praise and inquiry.
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