Vamana Purana — Rudra's Wrath & Kalarupa, Shloka 46

Rudra’s Wrath at Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Iconography of Kālarūpa through the Zodiac

Devanagari script

मेषः समानमूर्तिश्च अजाविकधनादिषु संचारस्थानमेवास्य धान्यरत्नाकरादिषु

Transliteration

meṣaḥ samānamūrtiśca ajāvikadhanādiṣu saṃcārasthānamevāsya dhānyaratnākarādiṣu

Translation

« Meṣa (Bélier) a une forme semblable au bélier et se rapporte aux chèvres, aux moutons, aux richesses et autres choses de ce genre. Son domaine de mouvement se trouve, en vérité, parmi les grains, les joyaux, les mines/trésors et semblables. »

Word by Word

• मेषः: Aries (the Ram sign)
• मेषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समानमूर्तिः: of similar form
• समानमूर्तिः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समान + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘समानः मूर्तिः यस्य’ (having similar form)

• च: and
• च: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अजाविकधनादिषु: among goats, sheep, wealth, etc.
• अजाविकधनादिषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज + आविक + धन + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (आदि-शब्दान्त-समूह), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन; ‘अज-आविक-धन-आदि’ इत्येषु (among goats, sheep, wealth, etc.)

• संचारस्थानम्: the place of movement
• संचारस्थानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संचार + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘संचारस्य स्थानम्’

• एव: indeed / only
• एव: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• अस्य: of this (sign)
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धान्यरत्नाकरादिषु: among grain and treasure-mines, etc.
• धान्यरत्नाकरादिषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य + रत्नाकर + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (आदि-शब्दान्त-समूह), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘धान्य-रत्नाकर-आदि’ इत्येषु (among grain, mines/treasure-houses, etc.)

Speakers

• Pulastya to Nārada

Key Themes

• Jyotiṣa/astrological correspondences
• Agrarian and pastoral economy symbolism
• Wealth-signification (dhana, ratna, ākara)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse ties cosmic indicators to concrete livelihoods (pastoralism, agriculture, mineral wealth), implying a dharmic duty to read prosperity and risk with sobriety—wealth is contextual and linked to stewardship of resources.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Not a pancalakṣaṇa core element; it functions as pragmatic lore (vidyā) embedded in the Purāṇa’s encyclopedic style—supporting dharma by guiding interpretation of signs and worldly domains.

What is the symbolic significance?

Aries/ram imagery aligns with vigor and acquisition; its ‘movement’ among grain and gems symbolically connects vitality to sustenance (dhānya) and concentrated value (ratna/ākara), mapping temperament to material spheres.