Vamana Purana — Rudra's Wrath & Kalarupa, Shloka 28
Rudra’s Wrath at Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Iconography of Kālarūpa through the Zodiac
अर्द्धेन यज्ञवाटान्ते जटाधर इति श्रुतः अर्द्धेन गगने शर्वः कालरूपी च कथ्यते
arddhena yajñavāṭānte jaṭādhara iti śrutaḥ arddhena gagane śarvaḥ kālarūpī ca kathyate
Con una mitad de su presencia en el borde del recinto del sacrificio, fue conocido como “Jaṭādhara” (el de las trenzas enmarañadas); con la otra mitad en el cielo, Śarva es descrito como aquel que asume la forma del Tiempo (Kālarūpa).
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FAQs
The sacred is both immanent (present at the ritual boundary, guarding the rite) and transcendent (pervading the sky as Kāla). Ethical action must respect both: proper conduct in ritual space and awareness of universal accountability under Time.
Devatā-carita within the narrative continuum (often grouped with vamśānucarita-style storytelling): it expounds a deity’s nature and function rather than genealogy or creation cycles.
The ‘half here, half there’ expresses Śiva’s simultaneity: ascetic lord (jaṭādhara) anchored to the yajña’s limen, and cosmic regulator (kālarūpa) operating as Time. It also bridges sectarian readings by presenting deity as both personal form and cosmic principle.