Category:Bhagavatam Verses Spoken by Varuna - Vaniquotes
- Varuṇa is the 95th top speaker of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with 13 verses at Vanisource. He speaks only in the 3rd (3 verses), 9th (6 verses), and 10th canto (4 verses).
Theme Analysis
- Deflecting the Arrogant Demon: In the Third Canto, the incredibly arrogant demon Hiraṇyākṣa dives into the ocean to challenge Varuṇa to a fight. Curbing his anger at the demon's vanity, the lord of the waters brilliantly deflects him, claiming he is too old for combat.
- Directing Hiraṇyākṣa to Viṣṇu: Varuṇa expertly directs the proud demon toward the Supreme Lord, Varāha, predicting that Hiraṇyākṣa's pride will soon be exterminated and he will sleep eternally on the battlefield surrounded by dogs.
- The Delayed Sacrifice: In the Ninth Canto, King Hariścandra begs Varuṇa for a son, promising to sacrifice the boy to him in return. However, driven by deep parental affection, the King continuously invents creative excuses to delay the sacrifice, testing Varuṇa's patience at every stage of the boy's development.
- The Ultimate Perfection: In the Tenth Canto, one of Varuṇa's ignorant servants mistakenly arrests Kṛṣṇa's father, Nanda Mahārāja. When Lord Kṛṣṇa personally travels to the underwater abode, Varuṇa is overwhelmed with ecstasy, declaring that his bodily existence has achieved its ultimate goal simply by seeing the Lord.
- Begging Forgiveness: Displaying profound humility, Varuṇa offers beautiful prayers of surrender to the Absolute Truth. He apologizes to Kṛṣṇa for the foolish offense committed by his servant and happily returns Nanda Mahārāja to Him.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Varuṇa Deals with the Arrogant Hiraṇyākṣa and Surrenders to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Pages in category "Bhagavatam Verses Spoken by Varuna - Vaniquotes"
The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
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- Varuna approached Hariscandra and said, "Now you have a son. With this son you can offer me a sacrifice." In answer to this, Hariscandra said, "After ten days have passed since an animal's birth, the animal becomes fit to be sacrificed"
- Varuna continued: On reaching Him you will be rid of your pride at once and will lie down on the field of battle, surrounded by dogs, for eternal sleep
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- When the teeth grew in again, Varuna came, said to Hariscandra, "Now you can perform the sacrifice." But he then said, "O King, when the sacrificial animal becomes a ksatriya & is able to shield himself to fight with the enemy, then he will be purified"
- When the teeth grew, Varuna came and said to Hariscandra, "Now the animal has grown teeth, and you can perform the sacrifice." Hariscandra replied, "When all its teeth have fallen out, then it will be fit for sacrifice"
- When the teeth had fallen out, Varuna returned and said to him, "Now the animal's teeth have fallen out, and you can perform the sacrifice." But Hariscandra replied, "When the animal's teeth grow in again, then he will be pure enough to be sacrificed"