Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 9
Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Origin of Kapalin Rudra (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)
अरुन्धत्य च सहितं वसिष्ठं शंसितव्रतम् सहानसूययात्रिं च सह धृत्या च कौशिकम्
arundhatya ca sahitaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ śaṃsitavratam sahānasūyayātriṃ ca saha dhṛtyā ca kauśikam
उसने अरुंधती सहित प्रसिद्ध-व्रत वसिष्ठ को, अनसूया सहित अत्रि को, तथा धृति सहित कौशिक (विश्वामित्र) को भी आमंत्रित किया।
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FAQs
The presence of sages along with their exemplary spouses underscores that dharma is upheld through both tapas and household virtue. The rite is legitimized by moral authority (vrata) as much as by technical ritual skill.
Vamśānucarita and dharma-ācāra: the Purāṇa situates ritual within the network of ṛṣis and their lineages, using revered exemplars (Vasiṣṭha, Atri, Kauśika) to model normative conduct.
Pairing sages with Arundhatī/Anasūyā/Dhṛti symbolizes the inseparability of spiritual power and ethical steadiness—fidelity, non-envy, and fortitude—qualities believed to stabilize and sanctify sacrificial action.