Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 14

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

Devanagari script

तथा चन्द्रमसं देवं रोहिण्या सहितं शुचिम् धनानामाधिपत्ये च युक्तवान् हि प्रजापतिः

Transliteration

tathā candramasaṃ devaṃ rohiṇyā sahitaṃ śucim dhanānāmādhipatye ca yuktavān hi prajāpatiḥ

Translation

Likewise, Prajāpati appointed the god Candramas (the Moon), pure and accompanied by Rohiṇī, to the lordship over riches (wealth).

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• चन्द्रमसम्: the Moon (Candramas)
• चन्द्रमसम्: Karma (कर्म/direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candramas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म/appositional object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to चन्द्रमसम्

• रोहिण्या: with Rohiṇī
• रोहिण्या: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/with)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rohiṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• सहितम्: accompanied (by)
• सहितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (कृदन्त; सह्+इ (धातु) → क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with चन्द्रमसम्

• शुचिम्: pure/bright
• शुचिम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with चन्द्रमसम्

• धनानाम्: of riches/wealths
• धनानाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध/possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• आधिपत्ये: in the lordship/overlordship
• आधिपत्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādhipatya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• युक्तवान्: appointed/assigned
• युक्तवान्: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yuj (धातु) + ktavatu (क्तवतु)
• Form: Kṛdanta used as finite predicate: past/perfective sense via क्तवतु; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with प्रजापतिः

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात), emphasis/causal nuance

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajāpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speakers

• Likely within the Pulastya → Nārada dialogue frame (not explicit in the excerpt)

Primary Deities

• Candramas (Soma/Chandra)

Key Themes

• Cosmic administration
• Devatā-niyoga (assignment of offices)
• Wealth and sovereignty symbolism

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Prosperity (dhana) is portrayed as governed, not random—linked to cosmic order and purity (śuci), implying wealth should align with dharma.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Sarga/Pratisarga-adjacent cataloguing: it resembles creation-era ordering where deities receive jurisdictions (adhikāras) within the cosmos.

What is the symbolic significance?

The Moon with Rohiṇī evokes nourishment, growth, and auspiciousness; placing ‘wealth’ under Soma suggests prosperity waxes/wanes and must be regulated like lunar phases.