Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 7
Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Origin of Kapalin Rudra (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)
ततो व्यतीते शरदि प्रतिबुद्धे च केशवे दक्षः प्रजापतिश्रेष्ठो यष्टुमारभत क्रतुम्
tato vyatīte śaradi pratibuddhe ca keśave dakṣaḥ prajāpatiśreṣṭho yaṣṭumārabhata kratum
પછી શરદઋતુ વીતી ગયા પછી અને કેશવ જાગૃત થયા ત્યારે, પ્રજાપતિઓમાં શ્રેષ્ઠ દક્ષે યજ્ઞપૂજન માટે એક ક્રતુ આરંભ્યો.
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FAQs
Ritual action is shown as properly timed and cosmically aligned: the season (śarad) and the ‘awakening’ of Keśava signal auspiciousness. Dharma here is not merely intention but disciplined performance—right time, right rite, right assembly.
Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita (narration of notable figures like Dakṣa) with a strong Karma/Ācāra (ritual-practice) emphasis typical of Purāṇic instruction; it is not sarga/pratisarga but a narrative-ritual episode.
Keśava ‘awakening’ can be read as the restoration of sattva/auspicious order after a cycle of dormancy, making sacrifice efficacious. Dakṣa embodies prajāpati authority—ritual as a means of sustaining cosmic and social continuity.