Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 54
Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Origin of Kapalin Rudra (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)
ब्रह्म तमीशं वचनं बभाषे नेहास्य जन्मान्यजितस्य शंभो पराजितश्चेष्यते ऽसौ त्वदीयो नरो मदीयः पुरुषो महात्मा
brahma tamīśaṃ vacanaṃ babhāṣe nehāsya janmānyajitasya śaṃbho parājitaśceṣyate 'sau tvadīyo naro madīyaḥ puruṣo mahātmā
تكلّم براهما بهذه الكلمات إلى الربّ (شيفا): «يا شَمبهو، ليس هنا لعَجيتا، الذي لا يُقهَر، مواليدٌ على نحوٍ عادي. ذلك—وهو رجلك—سيتصرّف كأنه قد هُزِم؛ غير أنه في الحقيقة هو بوروṣا لي، ذو نفسٍ عظيمة».
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FAQs
Apparent loss can be a chosen role within cosmic governance; one should not judge ultimate reality solely by outward victory/defeat—discern intention (dharma/īśvara-saṅkalpa).
Vamśānucarita with theological gloss: the verse interprets an episode involving Brahmā’s ‘puruṣa’ and Śiva’s ‘nara,’ embedding doctrine (Ajita’s unconquerability) inside narrative history.
By calling the transcendent principle ‘Ajita’ and stating he has no ‘ordinary births,’ the text hints that manifestations can be strategic appearances; it also models non-sectarian integration—Brahmā and Śiva speak in a framework where supremacy is not a zero-sum rivalry.