Vamana Purana — Rudra's Wrath & Kalarupa, Shloka 58
Rudra’s Wrath at Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Iconography of Kālarūpa through the Zodiac
रिक्तमुम्भश्च पुरुषः स्कन्धधारी जलाप्लुतः द्यूतशालाचरः कुम्भः स्थायी शौण्डिकसद्मसु
riktamumbhaśca puruṣaḥ skandhadhārī jalāplutaḥ dyūtaśālācaraḥ kumbhaḥ sthāyī śauṇḍikasadmasu
Ein Mann mit einem leeren Wasserkrug („kumbha“), auf der Schulter getragen und vom Wasser durchnässt—diese „kumbha“ verkehrt in Spielhäusern und bleibt in den Häusern von Branntweinhändlern oder Trinkern.
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FAQs
The verse maps certain dispositions to certain haunts—gambling halls and liquor-houses—implicitly warning that emptiness (riktatā) and lack of steadiness lead one toward degrading environments.
Not genealogical (vaṃśa) or dynastic (vaṃśānucarita); it functions as ancillary dharma/ācāra material embedded in a descriptive section—closest to sarga-style cataloging of types and conditions.
The ‘empty pot’ (riktakumbha) is a common Indian symbol for hollowness/vanity; paired with gambling and alcohol, it becomes an emblem of wasted life-energy and unstable conduct.