The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari-Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
रौद्रसर्गस्य सम्भूतिस्तदा सद्योऽपि जायते । इदानीं रुद्रसर्गं त्वं शृणु पार्थिवसत्तम ॥ २१.२३ ॥
raudrasargasya sambhūtis tadā sadyo ’pi jāyate | idānīṁ rudrasargaṁ tvaṁ śṛṇu pārthiva-sattama || 21.23 ||
罗陀罗式的创造(Raudra-sarga)在那时即刻生起。如今,噢人间诸王之最胜者,请听我讲述鲁陀罗的创造(Rudra-sarga)。
Varāha
It functions as a narrative transition typical of Purāṇic composition, signaling a new cosmogonic subsection (Rudra-sarga) and reflecting the text’s layered sarga-based organization used to systematize creation accounts.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily a structural cue introducing a cosmological narrative segment.
No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse emphasizes attentive reception of instruction (śṛṇu, “listen”), a common pedagogical framing device in Sanskrit didactic literature.
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