Vamana Purana — Rudra's Wrath & Kalarupa, Shloka 56
Rudra’s Wrath at Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Iconography of Kālarūpa through the Zodiac
धनुस्तु रङ्गजघनो दीप्यमानो धनुर्धरः वाजिशूरास्त्रविद्वीरः स्थायी गजरथादिषु
dhanustu raṅgajaghano dīpyamāno dhanurdharaḥ vājiśūrāstravidvīraḥ sthāyī gajarathādiṣu
Il devient archer, d’apparence flamboyante, portant l’arc—héroïque, versé dans les armes, vaillant combattant à cheval—posté parmi les éléphants, les chars et autres rangs guerriers.
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FAQs
Embodiment and social role are portrayed as karmically conditioned: valor and martial skill can arise as a fruit of past tendencies (saṃskāras). The verse can also caution that brilliance and prowess are not inherently liberating unless guided by dharma.
As with the surrounding karmic descriptions, it functions as dharma/karma-phala instruction within Purāṇic narrative, not directly sarga/pratisarga/vamśa lists; it supports ethical formation by illustrating consequences.
The bow-bearing warrior symbolizes focused agency and disciplined skill. Being 'stationed among elephants and chariots' evokes participation in the machinery of power—suggesting that karmic momentum can place one in high-intensity roles requiring restraint, righteousness, and discernment.