Varaha Purana 21.9: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 9
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
तत्र दाक्षायणीपुत्राः सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः । वसवोऽष्टौ च रुद्राश्च आदित्या मरुतस्तथा ॥ २१.१० ॥
tatra dākṣāyaṇīputrāḥ sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ | vasavo 'ṣṭau ca rudrāś ca ādityā marutas tathā || 21.10 ||
ณ ที่นั้น เทพทั้งปวงพร้อมทั้งพระอินทร์ กล่าวกันว่าเป็นโอรสของทักษายณี คือ วสุทั้งแปด เหล่ารุทระ เหล่าอาทิตยะ และเหล่ามรุตด้วย
Varāha
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It reflects a common Purāṇic method of organizing cosmology through genealogical and categorical lists of divine groups (e.g., Vasus, Rudras, Ādityas, Maruts), useful for tracing intertextual parallels across Purāṇas and epics.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a classificatory statement within a broader cosmological or genealogical context.
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical function is taxonomic—presenting an ordered account of divine classes to structure cosmological knowledge.
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