Varaha Purana 33.8: Adhyaya 33, Shloka 8
The Origin of Rudra, the Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, and the Establishment of Paśupati
हा हेति शोक्ते ज्वलनार्चिषस्तु तत्राभवन् क्षुद्रपिशाचसङ्घा । वेतालभूतानि च योगिसङ्घाः ॥ ३३.८ ॥
hā heti śokte jvalanārciṣas tu tatrābhavan kṣudrapiśācasaṅghāḥ | vetālabhūtāni ca yogisaṅghāḥ || 33.8 ||
అగ్ని జ్వాలల నాలుకలు ‘హా! హే!’ అని కేకలేసినప్పుడు, అక్కడ చిన్న పిశాచగణాలు పుట్టాయి; అలాగే వేతాళాలు, భూతాలు, ఇంకా యోగుల సమూహాలు కూడా।
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It preserves a Purāṇic narrative register where liminal beings (piśāca, vetāla, bhūta) appear in response to dramatic ritual or cosmic imagery, reflecting shared motifs across early medieval Sanskrit literature.
No specific geographic toponym appears in this verse fragment; it uses the deictic “tatra” (“there”), which requires prior verses for location identification.
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical function is to frame a liminal or crisis moment through imagery of fire and the emergence of various beings, setting context for subsequent instruction or action.
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