Vamana Purana — Sati's Death & Virabhadra, Shloka 35
Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
दीतिजा दानवाश्चान्ये ये ऽन्ये तत्र समागताः ते सर्वे ऽभ्यद्रवन् रौद्रं वीरभद्रमुदायुधाः
dītijā dānavāścānye ye 'nye tatra samāgatāḥ te sarve 'bhyadravan raudraṃ vīrabhadramudāyudhāḥ
دِتی کے بیٹے اور دوسرے دانَو، اور جو بھی وہاں جمع تھے—سب نے ہتھیار اٹھا کر رَود्र ویر بھدر پر یلغار کی۔
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FAQs
Hostility toward dharmic order is depicted as collective and contagious—‘te sarve’—while Vīrabhadra embodies the principle that divine wrath (raudra) is not mere anger but protective force deployed to re-stabilize cosmic balance.
This aligns with Manvantara/Anucarita-style narrative episodes (accounts within cosmic eras) rather than pure genealogy—an event-scene illustrating conflict between dharma-aligned divine forces and anti-deva groups.
Vīrabhadra stands for the ‘kriyā-śakti’ of Śiva—decisive action when limits are crossed. The Daityas’ massed charge symbolizes adharma’s tendency to confront restraint and order with force.