Vamana Purana — Rudra's Wrath & Kalarupa, Shloka 24

Rudra’s Wrath at Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Iconography of Kālarūpa through the Zodiac

Devanagari script

ततो निलिल्यिरे वीराः प्रणेमुर्दुद्रुस्तथा भयादन्ये हरं दृष्ट्वा गता वैवस्वतक्षयम्

Transliteration

tato nililyire vīrāḥ praṇemurdudrustathā bhayādanye haraṃ dṛṣṭvā gatā vaivasvatakṣayam

Translation

Da verbargen sich die Helden; einige verneigten sich, andere flohen aus Furcht. Als sie Hara erblickten, gelangten manche zur Wohnstatt des Vaivasvata (Yama) — das heißt, sie fanden den Tod.

Word by Word

• tatas: then
• tatas: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb

• nililyire: hid/vanished
• nililyire: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: lī (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Ātmanepada, 3rd person, Plural; with prefix ni-

• vīrāḥ: heroes/warriors
• vīrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• praṇemuḥ: bowed down
• praṇemuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural; with prefix pra-

• dudruḥ: ran away
• dudruḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dru (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• tathā: thus/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb

• bhayāt: from fear
• bhayāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• haram: Hara (Śiva)
• haram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, अव्ययकृदन्त)

• gatāḥ: went
• gatāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural; used as finite sense 'went'

• vaivasvatakṣayam: to Vaivasvata’s abode (Yama’s realm)
• vaivasvatakṣayam: Gati/Karma (कर्म/गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaivasvata + kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी): vaivasvatasya kṣayaḥ (abode/realm of Yama)

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the Pulastya–Nārada dialogue framework (specific speaker not explicit in provided excerpt)

Primary Deities

• Shiva (Hara)
• Yama (Vaivasvata) (implicit via 'vaivasvatakṣaya')

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Fear and surrender
• Mortality under divine power

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "bhayanaka", "secondaryRasa": "raudra", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Confronted with the divine, worldly valor fractures: fear, flight, and surrender arise spontaneously. The verse privileges humility (praṇāma) over pride, implying that recognition of higher order is the wiser response than aggression.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Episode narrative within Vamśānucarita/Carita material (divine action shaping the fortunes of groups), with a didactic undercurrent about dharma and proper conduct before the divine.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Going to Vaivasvata’ frames Śiva’s presence as existential truth: the divine is also the horizon of death and transformation. Those who cannot integrate that truth collapse—some into surrender, some into annihilation.