Varaha Purana 33.13: Adhyaya 33, Shloka 13
The Origin of Rudra, the Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, and the Establishment of Paśupati
Pūrva Bhāga · Cosmological Dialogue (Deva-adhikāra and Yajña-bhāga)
रुद्र उवाच । सृष्टः पूर्वं भवताऽहं न चेमे कस्मान्न भागं परिकल्पयन्ति । यज्ञोद्भवं तेन रुषा मयेमे हृतज्ञानाः विकृताः देवदेव ॥ ३३.१३ ॥
rudra uvāca | sṛṣṭaḥ pūrvaṃ bhavatā’ham na ceme kasmān na bhāgaṃ parikalpayanti | yajñodbhavaṃ tena ruṣā mayeme hṛtajñānā vikṛtā devadeva || 33.13 ||
rudra uvAcha | sRRiShTaH pUrvaM bhavatA.ahaM na cheme kasmAnna bhAgaM parikalpayanti | yaj~nodbhavaM tena ruShA mayeme hRRitaj~nAnA vikRRitA devadeva || 33.13 ||
รุทระกล่าวว่า “ข้าถูกท่านสร้างก่อน แล้วเหตุใดเทพเหล่านี้จึงไม่กำหนดส่วนบูชาแก่ข้า? เพราะเหตุนั้นอันเกิดจากยัญ ข้าจึงกริ้ว; โอ้เทพเหนือเทพ พวกเขาถูกพรากปัญญาและประพฤติวิปริต”
Sandhi Notes
- bhavatā’ham = bhavatā + aham
- ceme = ca + ime
- kasmānna = kasmāt + na
- yajñodbhavam = yajña + udbhavam
- mayeme = mayā + ime
- hṛtajñānāḥ = hṛta-jñānāḥ
Rudra
Why is Rudra denied his rightful share in the yajña despite being created first, and how does this denial generate wrath and disorder?
Unrecognized dignity and violated order catalyze krodha; krodha correlates with hṛta-jñāna (stolen/obscured discernment).
In institutions and families, ensure fair recognition and distribution; address grievances early to prevent anger from becoming identity and distorting conduct.
Yajña is the cosmic integrator; when a limb of the cosmic order (Rudra) is excluded from the sacrificial distribution, the system destabilizes—mirroring how ignorance fractures the one reality into competing claims.
Bhāga (share) as ‘portioning’ of cosmic functions; Rudra’s wrath as the destructive/transformative fire that erupts when yajña’s balance is broken.
Non-dual/holistic governance: exclusion (bheda-buddhi) produces conflict; inclusion and right recognition restore harmony (saṃgati) and knowledge.
In sacrificial/social order, due shares (bhāga) must be properly allotted; denial breeds krodha and adharma.
Proper allotment sustains harmony and right conduct; denial leads to wrath, loss of discernment, and ‘vikṛta’ behavior (social-ritual distortion).
Varāha Purāṇa 33.33.14 (Brahmā’s remedy: stuti for jñāna)
FAQs
It reflects a recurring Purāṇic motif: disputes over “bhāga” (ritual shares) within yajña narratives, used to frame questions of authority, precedence, and the ethical consequences of exclusion in ritual-social order.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; the content is primarily mythic-ritual and interpersonal (Rudra addressing a supreme deity).
The verse foregrounds the ethical risk of exclusion and disrespect (denial of a rightful share) leading to anger and disorder; it also critiques “hṛtajñāna” (loss of discernment) as a cause of distorted conduct.
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