Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 54
Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Origin of Kapalin Rudra (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)
ब्रह्म तमीशं वचनं बभाषे नेहास्य जन्मान्यजितस्य शंभो पराजितश्चेष्यते ऽसौ त्वदीयो नरो मदीयः पुरुषो महात्मा
brahma tamīśaṃ vacanaṃ babhāṣe nehāsya janmānyajitasya śaṃbho parājitaśceṣyate 'sau tvadīyo naro madīyaḥ puruṣo mahātmā
ブラフマーは主（シヴァ）にこう告げた。「おお、シャンブよ。ここには、不敗のアジタにとって世俗の出生はない。かの者――汝の人――は敗れたかのように振る舞うであろう。だが実のところ、彼は我がプルシャ（Puruṣa）、大いなる魂をもつ者である。」
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FAQs
Apparent loss can be a chosen role within cosmic governance; one should not judge ultimate reality solely by outward victory/defeat—discern intention (dharma/īśvara-saṅkalpa).
Vamśānucarita with theological gloss: the verse interprets an episode involving Brahmā’s ‘puruṣa’ and Śiva’s ‘nara,’ embedding doctrine (Ajita’s unconquerability) inside narrative history.
By calling the transcendent principle ‘Ajita’ and stating he has no ‘ordinary births,’ the text hints that manifestations can be strategic appearances; it also models non-sectarian integration—Brahmā and Śiva speak in a framework where supremacy is not a zero-sum rivalry.