Vamana Purana — Rudra's Wrath & Kalarupa, Shloka 1
Rudra’s Wrath at Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Iconography of Kālarūpa through the Zodiac
इति श्रीवामनपुराणे चतुर्थो ऽध्यायः पुलस्त्य उवाच जटाधरं हरिर्द्दष्ट्वा क्रोधादारक्तलोचनम् तस्मात् स्थानादपाक्रम्य कुब्जाम्रे ऽन्तर्हितः स्थितः
iti śrīvāmanapurāṇe caturtho 'dhyāyaḥ pulastya uvāca jaṭādharaṃ harirddaṣṭvā krodhādāraktalocanam tasmāt sthānādapākramya kubjāmre 'ntarhitaḥ sthitaḥ
പുലസ്ത്യൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ക്രോധത്തിൽ ചുവന്ന കണ്ണുകളുള്ള ജടാധരനെ (ശിവനെ) കണ്ട ഹരി ആ സ്ഥാനത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പിന്മാറി ‘കുബ്ജാമ്ര’ എന്ന സ്ഥലത്ത് അന്തർഹിതനായി നിലകൊണ്ടു। ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീവാമനപുരാണത്തിലെ നാലാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തം।
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FAQs
Even when divine powers appear opposed (anger, confrontation), the narrative often resolves through restraint and withdrawal rather than escalation—modeling the containment of wrath and the preservation of cosmic order (dharma).
Primarily within Vaṃśānucarita/Carita-style narrative (episodes involving gods and their interactions), rather than sarga/pratisarga; it is an event-narrative embedded in the dialogue frame.
Hari’s ‘antarhāna’ (becoming unseen) functions as a lila-device: the Absolute is not confined to visible contest. The mention of Śiva as jaṭādhara foregrounds Śaiva iconography while keeping Hari central—supporting the Purāṇa’s harmonizing tendency.