Shloka 28
Sati's Death & Virabhadra — Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
गणेश्वरो ऽपि संक्रुद्धो हन्तुं धर्म सनातनम् ववर्ष मार्गणास्तीक्ष्णान् यथा प्रावृषि तोयदः
gaṇeśvaro 'pi saṃkruddho hantuṃ dharma sanātanam vavarṣa mārgaṇāstīkṣṇān yathā prāvṛṣi toyadaḥ
พระคเณศวรเองก็พิโรธยิ่ง เพื่อพิทักษ์ธรรมะอันเป็นนิรันดร์ จึงมุ่งสังหารศัตรูและโปรยศรคมกริบดุจเมฆฝนในฤดูมรสุม
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FAQs
The text frames anger as potentially dharmic when it functions as protection of sanātana-dharma rather than personal vendetta. The cloud-simile implies measured inevitability: as monsoon rain is seasonally ordained, so too is divine retribution when dharma is threatened.
Narrative episode (carita/vamśānucarita-style content): it illustrates dharma-protection through divine action, not creation cycles or genealogical catalogues.
The ‘rain of arrows’ mirrors cosmic restoration: dharma’s defense descends like rain that restores balance to the overheated world. Gaṇeśa’s role aligns with obstacle-removal—here removing the obstacle of adharmic violence.