Vamana Purana — Rudra's Wrath & Kalarupa, Shloka 17
Rudra’s Wrath at Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Iconography of Kālarūpa through the Zodiac
ततः क्रोधाभिभूतेन पूष्णे वेगेन शंभुना मुष्टिनाहत्य दशनाः पातिता धरणीतले
tataḥ krodhābhibhūtena pūṣṇe vegena śaṃbhunā muṣṭināhatya daśanāḥ pātitā dharaṇītale
Alors, tandis que Pūṣan était submergé par l’élan courroucé de Śiva, Śambhu le frappa du poing ; les dents de Pūṣan furent projetées et tombèrent sur la surface de la terre.
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FAQs
The verse stresses that dharma is not merely internal intention but also right conduct and speech; contempt for the divine (and for sacred institutions like yajña) invites corrective force—portrayed not as caprice but as restoration of moral balance.
It belongs to narrative exempla within Vamśānucarita/Manvantara-associated mythic history (deva episodes), serving an explanatory function for later ritual/legendary references to Pūṣan’s condition.
The ‘fist’ represents direct, unmediated consequence; the falling teeth symbolize the collapse of derisive speech and false bravado—speech-organs are ‘disciplined’ when speech becomes adharmic.