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

Una y otra vez, Satī, la amada de Dakṣa, al ver a Rudra superior en fuerza, se lamentó con piedad por la mísera condición de los señores de los dioses, comenzando por 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.