Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 16
Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Origin of Kapalin Rudra (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)
नारद उवाच किमर्थं लोकपतिना धनाध्यक्षो महेश्वरः ज्येष्ठः श्रेष्ठो वरिष्ठो ऽपि आद्यो ऽपि न निमन्त्रितः
nārada uvāca kimarthaṃ lokapatinā dhanādhyakṣo maheśvaraḥ jyeṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭho variṣṭho 'pi ādyo 'pi na nimantritaḥ
নাৰদে ক’লে—লোকপতিয়ে ধনাধ্যক্ষ মহেশ্বৰক, যি জ্যেষ্ঠ, শ্ৰেষ্ঠ, বৰিষ্ঠ আৰু আদ্যও, কিয় নিমন্ত্ৰণ নকৰিলে?
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FAQs
The verse frames an ethical problem: neglecting the most venerable (jyeṣṭha/śreṣṭha) is not merely social discourtesy but a ritual and moral fault that can destabilize yajña and harmony.
Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita (narrative of eminent figures and their interactions), used to teach dharma through the Dakṣa–Śiva episode rather than cosmogenesis (sarga/pratisarga).
Śiva being called ‘primordial’ yet excluded signals how ego (ahaṅkāra) and sectarian pride can obscure the recognition of the supreme, setting up a corrective narrative that ultimately supports non-sectarian integration.