Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 8

Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Origin of Kapalin Rudra (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)

Devanagari script

द्वादशेव स चादित्याञ् शक्रादींश् च सुरोत्तमान् सकश्यपान् समामन्त्र्य सदस्यान् समचीकरत्

Transliteration

dvādaśeva sa cādityāñ śakrādīṃś ca surottamān sakaśyapān samāmantrya sadasyān samacīkarat

Translation

Il invita les douze Āditya, ainsi que Śakra (Indra) et d’autres dieux éminents ; et, avec les Kaśyapa, les ayant dûment convoqués, il les établit comme membres de l’assemblée sacrificielle (sadasya).

Word by Word

• dvādaśa: twelve
• dvādaśa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvādaśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ādityān-विशेषण

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• ādityān: Ādityas
• ādityān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• śakra-ādīn: Śakra and others
• śakra-ādīn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (शक्रः आदिः येषाम्); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• sura-uttamān: the best of the gods
• sura-uttamān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुराणाम् उत्तमाः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• sa-kaśyapān: together with Kaśyapa(s)
• sa-kaśyapān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa- (उपपद) + kaśyapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/उपपद-समास (कश्यपैः सह); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; sadasyān-विशेषण

• samāmantrya: having invited / summoned
• samāmantrya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mantr (धातु) + sam- + ā- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having invited/consulted’

• sadasyān: members (of the assembly/rite)
• sadasyān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadasya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• samacīkarat: appointed / arranged
• samacīkarat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + sam- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative-like sense ‘made/appointed’ (सम् + चि? here as sam-ācīkarat from √kṛ with intensive/causative nuance)

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the Purāṇic frame (commonly Pulastya → Nārada); specific speaker not explicit in input

Primary Deities

• Indra (Śakra)
• Ādityas

Key Themes

• Vrata/Rituals
• Ritual Administration (Sadasya)
• Deva Assemblies
• Vedic Order

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

A yajña is portrayed as a collective, rule-governed undertaking requiring qualified participants. Authority (Dakṣa) functions through consultation and proper appointment, reflecting dharmic governance rather than arbitrary power.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita (narrative of progenitors and gods) and ancillary dharma/ācāra material: the Purāṇa uses genealogical-divine groupings (Ādityas, Indra) to anchor ritual culture in cosmic society.

What is the symbolic significance?

Inviting the Ādityas (order, law, solar regularity) and Indra (sovereignty) symbolizes aligning the sacrifice with cosmic governance. The ‘sadasya’ structure mirrors the ideal polity: many powers coordinated under dharma.