Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 42

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

Devanagari script

नरनारायणस्थानं पर्वते हि हिमाश्रये सरस्वती यत्र पुण्या स्तन्दने सरितां वरा

Transliteration

naranārāyaṇasthānaṃ parvate hi himāśraye sarasvatī yatra puṇyā standane saritāṃ varā

Translation

There is the abode of Nara and Nārāyaṇa on the mountain that rests upon the Himālaya. There, the holy Sarasvatī (is present)—best among rivers—at (a place called) Standana.

Word by Word

• नरनारायणस्थानम्: the abode of Nara-Nārāyaṇa
• नरनारायणस्थानम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + नारायण (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नरनारायणयोः स्थानम्)

• पर्वते: on the mountain
• पर्वते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• हिमाश्रये: in the snowy region
• हिमाश्रये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिम (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (हिमस्य आश्रयः)

• सरस्वती: Sarasvatī (river)
• सरस्वती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Relative location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• पुण्या: holy
• पुण्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (सरस्वती)

• स्तन्दने: at Standana (place)
• स्तन्दने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (place-name/locale)

• सरिताम्: of rivers
• सरिताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• वरा: the best
• वरा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (सरस्वती)

Speakers

• Narrator describing tīrtha geography (likely within Pulastya → Nārada frame
• not explicit in input)

Primary Deities

• Nara
• Nārāyaṇa
• Sarasvatī

Key Themes

• Vaishnavism
• Sacred geography (tīrtha-mahātmya)
• Tapas/āśrama sanctity
• River sanctity

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Purity is mapped onto place: association with tapas (Nara-Nārāyaṇa) and sacred waters (Sarasvatī) indicates that dharma is supported by pilgrimage, remembrance, and alignment with sanctified environments.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This aligns most closely with ancillary Purāṇic material often grouped under tīrtha-māhātmya within the broader carita/dharma instruction streams, rather than the five core lakṣaṇas strictly construed.

What is the symbolic significance?

Nara-Nārāyaṇa symbolizes the ideal of divinity expressed as ascetic discipline; Sarasvatī symbolizes sacred speech/knowledge and purifying flow—together presenting a landscape where wisdom and austerity converge.