Shloka 53
Adhyāya 283: Varṇa-vṛtti, Nyāya-ārjana, and the Decline-and-Restoration of Dharma (वर्णवृत्तिः न्यायार्जनं च)
तव यज्ञविघातार्थ सम्प्राप्तं विद्धि मामिह । मैं यहाँ आये हुए श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणोंका दर्शन करने या कौतूहलवश इस यज्ञका तमाशा देखनेके लिये नहीं आया हूँ। तुम्हें यह मालूम होना चाहिये कि मैं तुम्हारे इस यज्ञका विनाश करनेके लिये ही यहाँ आया हूँ ।।
tava yajñavighātārthaṃ samprāptaṃ viddhi mām iha | vīrabhadra iti khyāto rudrakopād viniḥsṛtaḥ |
毗罗跋陀罗说道：“当知我来此，正是为扰乱你们的祭祀。我并非为瞻仰此处聚集的尊贵婆罗门而来，也非出于好奇把此仪式当作戏观。你须明白：我来是为毁灭此祭（yajña）。我名毗罗跋陀罗，乃由鲁陀罗之忿怒所化生。”
वीरभद्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual power is not self-justifying: when a sacrifice is driven by arrogance, exclusion, or disrespect toward the divine and dharma, it becomes vulnerable to moral and cosmic correction. The verse underscores accountability—rites must align with right intention and reverence.
Vīrabhadra announces his identity and mission: he has arrived specifically to disrupt and destroy the ongoing sacrifice, declaring that he is a manifestation born from Rudra’s wrath, not a mere spectator of the ritual gathering.