Varaha Purana 97.6: Adhyaya 97, Shloka 6
The Glory of Rudra: The Origin of the Kapālamocana Pilgrimage Site and Rudra’s Expiatory Vow
एवमुक्तस्तदा रुद्रो भविष्यैर्नामभिर्भवः ॥ कपालशब्दात्कुपितस्तच्छिरो विचकर्त्त ह ॥
evam uktas tadā rudro bhaviṣyair nāmabhir bhavaḥ || kapālaśabdāt kupitas tacchiro vicakartta ha ||
このように呼びかけられ、ルドラ—バヴァ—は、後の世に知られるであろう名によって讃えられた。「カパーラ（髑髏）」という語に憤り、彼はそのときその頭を切り落としたと物語は伝える。
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It exhibits a common Purāṇic motif where names and epithets generate narrative causality, offering insight into how linguistic labels are mythically explained.
No geographic location is identified in this verse.
Indirectly, it highlights the perceived potency of speech and naming, where words can carry consequences within the narrative world.
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