Vamana Purana — Sati's Death & Virabhadra, Shloka 21
Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
जया क्रोधाद् गदां गृह्य पूर्वदक्षिणतः स्थिता मध्ये त्रिरशूलधृक् शर्वस्तस्थौ क्रोधान्महामुने
jayā krodhād gadāṃ gṛhya pūrvadakṣiṇataḥ sthitā madhye triraśūladhṛk śarvastasthau krodhānmahāmune
Si Jayā, dahil sa poot, ay dinampot ang kaniyang pamalo (gadā) at tumindig sa dakong timog‑silangan. Sa gitna naman ay tumayo si Śarva, tagapagdala ng trident, na nag-aalab sa galit, O dakilang pantas.
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FAQs
Even protective or righteous forces can be stirred by anger; the text signals a crisis-moment where guardianship (rakṣaṇa) risks being colored by krodha, a recurring Purāṇic warning that emotion must be governed by dharma.
Vamśānucarita / narrative episode (ākhyāna) within a tīrtha-māhātmya frame; it is not sarga/pratisarga but part of character-action narration used to teach dharma through events.
Śarva with the trident in the center evokes the stabilizing axis of divine order amid conflict; the southeast positioning of Jayā can function as a directional ‘guard-post’ motif—cosmic space is organized for protection, yet disturbed by wrath.