Vamana Purana — Rudra's Wrath & Kalarupa, Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

असकृद् दक्षदयिता दृष्ट्वा रुद्रं बलाधिकम् शक्रादीनां सुरेशानां कृपणं विललाप ह

Transliteration

asakṛd dakṣadayitā dṛṣṭvā rudraṃ balādhikam śakrādīnāṃ sureśānāṃ kṛpaṇaṃ vilalāpa ha

Translation

Immer wieder beklagte Satī, Dakṣas Geliebte, als sie Rudra an Kraft überlegen sah, in kläglicher Weise den erbärmlichen Zustand der Götterherrscher, beginnend mit Śakra (Indra).

Word by Word

• asakṛt: repeatedly, again and again
• asakṛt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: asakṛt (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), आवृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of repetition)

• dakṣa-dayitā: Dakṣa's beloved (Sati)
• dakṣa-dayitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + dayitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (sg); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘दक्षस्य दयिता’

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having seen’

• rudram: Rudra (Śiva)
• rudram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (sg)

• bala-adhikam: superior in strength, stronger
• bala-adhikam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ‘rudram’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक) + adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (sg); तत्पुरुषः—‘बलेन अधिकम्’ (comparatively stronger)

• śakra-ādīnām: of Indra and others
• śakra-ādīnām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (pl); ‘शक्र-आदि’ = ‘Indra and others’

• surā-īśānām: of the lords of the gods
• surā-īśānām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (pl); तत्पुरुषः—‘सुराणाम् ईशाः’

• kṛpaṇam: piteously, miserably
• kṛpaṇam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (sg); क्रियाविशेषणवत् (used adverbially)

• vilalāpa: lamented, wailed
• vilalāpa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + lap (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg), परस्मैपद

• ha: indeed (expletive)
• ha: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), पदपूरण/स्मरणार्थक निपात (expletive particle)

Speakers

• Narratorial layer not specified in input (often Pulastya → Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa)

Primary Deities

• Rudra (Śiva)
• Śakra (Indra)
• Satī (Dakṣa’s beloved)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Sectarian Harmony (implicit hierarchy within shared pantheon)
• Deva conflict
• Divine wrath

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even the devas are not intrinsically invincible; power and authority are contingent. The verse underscores humility before the Supreme/Great deity (here Rudra), and the futility of deva-pride when confronted with a higher divine force.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily within Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative (accounts of divine persons and events) rather than sarga/pratisarga. It functions as an episode illustrating deva dynamics and Rudra’s role in cosmic governance.

What is the symbolic significance?

Satī’s lament frames Rudra’s overwhelming potency as a corrective to the deva order. Symbolically, it points to the Purāṇic theme that cosmic balance is maintained through multiple divine agencies, not only Indra’s sovereignty.