Vamana Purana — Rudra's Wrath & Kalarupa, Shloka 22
Rudra’s Wrath at Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Iconography of Kālarūpa through the Zodiac
ततो दिवाकराः सर्वे पुरस्कृत्य शतक्रतुम् मरुद्भिश्च हुताशैश्च भयाज्जग्मुर्दिशो दश / 5.21 प्रतियातेषु देवेषु प्रह्लादाद्या दितीस्वराः नमस्कृत्य ततः सर्वे तस्थुः प्राञ्जलयो मुने
tato divākarāḥ sarve puraskṛtya śatakratum marudbhiśca hutāśaiśca bhayājjagmurdiśo daśa / 5.21 pratiyāteṣu deveṣu prahlādādyā ditīsvarāḥ namaskṛtya tataḥ sarve tasthuḥ prāñjalayo mune
അപ്പോൾ എല്ലാ ദിവാകരദേവന്മാരും ശതക്രതു (ഇന്ദ്രൻ)നെ മുൻനിർത്തി, മരുതുകളോടും ഹുതാശനൻ (അഗ്നി)നോടും കൂടി, ഭയത്താൽ പത്ത് ദിക്കുകളിലേക്കു പാഞ്ഞുപോയി। ദേവന്മാർ പിന്മാറിയപ്പോൾ, പ്രഹ്ലാദാദികളായ ദിതിസംഭവാധിപതികൾ നമസ്കരിച്ചു, ഹേ മുനേ, എല്ലാവരും അഞ്ജലി ചേർത്ത് അവിടെ നിന്നു।
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FAQs
Status is unstable in the face of the supreme: the Devas flee when overawed, while Prahlāda—classically portrayed as devotion-centered—models reverence (namaskāra, añjali). The ethical lesson is that inner disposition (bhakti, humility) outranks mere cosmic office.
This is narrative history (carita) within the purāṇic record of Devas/Daityas and their interactions; it supports vaṃśānucarita-type storytelling rather than creation/dissolution cycles.
The ‘ten directions’ flight signifies total disorientation under divine awe; Prahlāda’s joined palms signify re-centering through surrender. The juxtaposition subtly teaches that devotion can appear even among ‘asuras,’ reinforcing the Purāṇa’s tendency toward moral complexity rather than rigid factionalism.