Vamana Purana — Rudra's Wrath & Kalarupa, Shloka 22
Rudra’s Wrath at Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Iconography of Kālarūpa through the Zodiac
ततो दिवाकराः सर्वे पुरस्कृत्य शतक्रतुम् मरुद्भिश्च हुताशैश्च भयाज्जग्मुर्दिशो दश / 5.21 प्रतियातेषु देवेषु प्रह्लादाद्या दितीस्वराः नमस्कृत्य ततः सर्वे तस्थुः प्राञ्जलयो मुने
tato divākarāḥ sarve puraskṛtya śatakratum marudbhiśca hutāśaiśca bhayājjagmurdiśo daśa / 5.21 pratiyāteṣu deveṣu prahlādādyā ditīsvarāḥ namaskṛtya tataḥ sarve tasthuḥ prāñjalayo mune
Alors toutes les divinités solaires, plaçant Śatakratu (Indra) à leur tête, avec les Maruts et Agni, s’enfuirent de peur vers les dix directions. Lorsque les dieux se furent ainsi retirés, Prahlāda et les autres seigneurs nés de Diti, après s’être inclinés, demeurèrent là, les mains jointes, ô sage.
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FAQs
Status is unstable in the face of the supreme: the Devas flee when overawed, while Prahlāda—classically portrayed as devotion-centered—models reverence (namaskāra, añjali). The ethical lesson is that inner disposition (bhakti, humility) outranks mere cosmic office.
This is narrative history (carita) within the purāṇic record of Devas/Daityas and their interactions; it supports vaṃśānucarita-type storytelling rather than creation/dissolution cycles.
The ‘ten directions’ flight signifies total disorientation under divine awe; Prahlāda’s joined palms signify re-centering through surrender. The juxtaposition subtly teaches that devotion can appear even among ‘asuras,’ reinforcing the Purāṇa’s tendency toward moral complexity rather than rigid factionalism.