Vamana Purana — Rudra's Wrath & Kalarupa, Shloka 50
Rudra’s Wrath at Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Iconography of Kālarūpa through the Zodiac
स्थितः क्रीडारतिर्नित्यं विहारावनिरस्य तु मिथुनं नाम विख्यातं राशिर्द्वेधात्मकः स्थितः
sthitaḥ krīḍāratirnityaṃ vihārāvanirasya tu mithunaṃ nāma vikhyātaṃ rāśirdvedhātmakaḥ sthitaḥ
Il demeure sans cesse voué au jeu et à la délectation, porté vers la récréation et la jouissance. Le signe renommé « Mithuna » est établi comme un rāśi de nature double (dual en son essence).
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FAQs
Even pleasures and play are framed as patterned tendencies within cosmic order; the implied lesson is moderation and self-knowledge—recognizing one’s innate dispositions (svabhāva) and integrating them responsibly within dharma.
This is again sarga-style descriptive cosmology (classification of rāśis and their qualities), not narrative of kings or manvantaras.
The ‘twofold nature’ of Mithuna symbolizes doubleness—pairing, dialogue, and shifting attention. In Purāṇic thought, such duality can be read as the interplay of complementary principles that, when harmonized, supports creativity and social arts.