Varaha Purana 21.82: Adhyaya 21, Shloka 82

The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share

Devanagari script

स तां जग्राह विधिवद् रुद्रः परमशोभनाम् । दक्षस्य च प्रियं कुर्वन् बहुमानपुरःसरम् ॥ २१.८३ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 21.82

Transliteration

sa tāṃ jagrāha vidhivad rudraḥ paramaśobhanām | dakṣasya ca priyaṃ kurvan bahumānapuraḥsaram || 21.83 ||

Translation

Tinanggap ni Rudra siya ayon sa wastong ritwal—ang dalagang may pambihirang ganda—at upang bigyang-lugod si Dakṣa, inilagay niya sa unahan ang nararapat na paggalang.

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Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); pronoun referring to Rudra

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• jagrāha: accepted/took
• jagrāha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) Singular (एकवचन), parasmaipada; from √grah (ग्रह्)

• vidhivat: according to proper rite
• vidhivat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक) + vat (वत्)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb meaning ‘according to rule/rite’ (विधिवत्)

• rudraḥ: Rudra
• rudraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to ‘saḥ’

• parama-śobhanām: most beautiful
• parama-śobhanām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + śobhanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); qualifies ‘tām’

• dakṣasya: of Dakṣa
• dakṣasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी) Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• priyam: what is pleasing / a pleasing act
• priyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); object of ‘kurvan’

• kurvan: doing / making
• kurvan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); from √kṛ (कृ)

• bahumāna-puraḥsaram: preceded by honor/respect
• bahumāna-puraḥsaram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahumāna (प्रातिपदिक) + puraḥsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘having respect in front/preceding’; qualifies ‘priyam’ (act)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative voice per repository rule; explicit speaker not stated in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava Shared Traditions
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic narrative conventions that link divine genealogy with social-ritual norms, presenting marriage as an act ideally performed 'vidhivat' (according to established rite) and framed within kinship diplomacy (pleasing Dakṣa).

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds procedural propriety (acting in accordance with prescribed rites) and social ethics of respect (bahumāna) in maintaining harmonious relations.