Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 34
Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Origin of Kapalin Rudra (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)
ततस्त्रिनेत्रस्य समुद्भवन्ति वक्त्राणि पञ्चाथ सुदर्शनानि श्वेतं च रक्तं कनकावदातं नीलं तथा पिङ्गजटं च शुभ्रम्
tatastrinetrasya samudbhavanti vaktrāṇi pañcātha sudarśanāni śvetaṃ ca raktaṃ kanakāvadātaṃ nīlaṃ tathā piṅgajaṭaṃ ca śubhram
ಅನಂತರ ತ್ರಿನೇತ್ರನಾದ ಶಂಕರನಿಂದ ಐದು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಸುಂದರ ಹಾಗೂ ದಿವ್ಯ ಮುಖಗಳು ಉದ್ಭವಿಸಿದವು—ಒಂದು ಶ್ವೇತ, ಒಂದು ರಕ್ತವರ್ಣ, ಒಂದು ಕನಕಪ್ರಭ, ಒಂದು ನೀಲ, ಮತ್ತು ಒಂದು ಪಿಂಗಳ ಜಟಾಧಾರಿ, ಪ್ರಕಾಶಮಾನ ಹಾಗೂ ಶುದ್ಧ।
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FAQs
The divine is not confined to a single, humanly graspable form; the emergence of multiple faces signals omnidirectionality, omniscience, and sovereignty—inviting humility in the face of the Absolute.
Primarily within Vamśānucarita/Carita-type narration (deity-episode within the ongoing narrative); secondarily it supports Sarga-style cosmological theology by describing a divine manifestation.
The five faces commonly signify Śiva’s all-pervasive awareness and differentiated functions (often mapped in later Śaiva systems to creation, preservation, dissolution, concealment, and grace), here presented as a theophany that sets up Brahmā’s confrontation.