Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 10

Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Origin of Kapalin Rudra (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)

Devanagari script

अहल्यया गौतमं च भरद्वाजममायया चन्द्रया सहितं ब्रह्मन्नृषिमङ्गीरसं तथा

Transliteration

ahalyayā gautamaṃ ca bharadvājamamāyayā candrayā sahitaṃ brahmannṛṣimaṅgīrasaṃ tathā

Translation

O Brāhmaṇa, he (Dakṣa) also summoned Gautama together with Ahalyā, Bharadvāja with Amāyā, and likewise the sage Aṅgiras accompanied by Candrā.

Word by Word

• अहल्यया: with Ahalyā
• अहल्यया: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/सहयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहल्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• गौतमम्: Gautama
• गौतमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction

• भरद्वाजम्: Bharadvāja
• भरद्वाजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• अमायया: with Amāyā
• अमायया: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/सहयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• चन्द्रया: with Candrā
• चन्द्रया: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/सहयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• सहितम्: accompanied
• सहितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (कृदन्त; √सह् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agrees with ऋषिम् (understood/next)

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahman (sage)
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular (address)

• ऋषिम्: the sage
• ऋषिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• अङ्गीरसम्: Aṅgiras
• अङ्गीरसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गीरस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; apposition to ऋषिम्

• तथा: likewise / also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; manner/coordination adverb ‘likewise/also’

Speakers

• Not explicit in the given verses (likely Purāṇic narrator within the standard frame
• often Pulastya → Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa)

Key Themes

• Rituals
• Vedic tradition
• Sages and lineages

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The passage emphasizes yajña as a disciplined social-sacral institution: participation is anchored in ṛṣi authority and household dharma, shown by inviting sages together with their consorts.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily Vamśānucarita/Ācāra-oriented narration (accounts of sacred lineages and ritual conduct), rather than sarga/pratisarga; it sets up a ritual-assembly context.

What is the symbolic significance?

Summoning ṛṣis with their śakti/consorts symbolizes completeness of Vedic efficacy—knowledge (ṛṣi) joined with sustaining power (consort) to sanctify the sacrificial space.