Vamana Purana — Sati's Death & Virabhadra, Shloka 28
Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
गणेश्वरो ऽपि संक्रुद्धो हन्तुं धर्म सनातनम् ववर्ष मार्गणास्तीक्ष्णान् यथा प्रावृषि तोयदः
gaṇeśvaro 'pi saṃkruddho hantuṃ dharma sanātanam vavarṣa mārgaṇāstīkṣṇān yathā prāvṛṣi toyadaḥ
Ngay cả Gaṇeśvara cũng nổi giận, vì muốn trừ kẻ đối nghịch để bảo hộ Dharma vĩnh cửu, liền trút xuống những mũi tên sắc bén như mây mưa trong mùa mưa.
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FAQs
The text frames anger as potentially dharmic when it functions as protection of sanātana-dharma rather than personal vendetta. The cloud-simile implies measured inevitability: as monsoon rain is seasonally ordained, so too is divine retribution when dharma is threatened.
Narrative episode (carita/vamśānucarita-style content): it illustrates dharma-protection through divine action, not creation cycles or genealogical catalogues.
The ‘rain of arrows’ mirrors cosmic restoration: dharma’s defense descends like rain that restores balance to the overheated world. Gaṇeśa’s role aligns with obstacle-removal—here removing the obstacle of adharmic violence.