Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 34
Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Origin of Kapalin Rudra (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)
ततस्त्रिनेत्रस्य समुद्भवन्ति वक्त्राणि पञ्चाथ सुदर्शनानि श्वेतं च रक्तं कनकावदातं नीलं तथा पिङ्गजटं च शुभ्रम्
tatastrinetrasya samudbhavanti vaktrāṇi pañcātha sudarśanāni śvetaṃ ca raktaṃ kanakāvadātaṃ nīlaṃ tathā piṅgajaṭaṃ ca śubhram
তখন ত্রিনেত্রধারী শিবের দেহ থেকে পাঁচটি অতিশয় মনোহর ও দীপ্তিময় মুখ উদ্ভূত হল—একটি শ্বেত, একটি রক্ত, একটি স্বর্ণাভ দীপ্ত, একটি নীল, এবং একটি পিঙ্গল জটাধারী, উজ্জ্বল ও পবিত্র।
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FAQs
The divine is not confined to a single, humanly graspable form; the emergence of multiple faces signals omnidirectionality, omniscience, and sovereignty—inviting humility in the face of the Absolute.
Primarily within Vamśānucarita/Carita-type narration (deity-episode within the ongoing narrative); secondarily it supports Sarga-style cosmological theology by describing a divine manifestation.
The five faces commonly signify Śiva’s all-pervasive awareness and differentiated functions (often mapped in later Śaiva systems to creation, preservation, dissolution, concealment, and grace), here presented as a theophany that sets up Brahmā’s confrontation.