Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 10

Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Origin of Kapalin Rudra (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)

Devanagari script

अहल्यया गौतमं च भरद्वाजममायया चन्द्रया सहितं ब्रह्मन्नृषिमङ्गीरसं तथा

Transliteration

ahalyayā gautamaṃ ca bharadvājamamāyayā candrayā sahitaṃ brahmannṛṣimaṅgīrasaṃ tathā

Translation

हे ब्राह्मण! त्या दक्षाने अहल्येसह गौतमांना, अमायेसह भरद्वाजांना, तसेच चंद्रेसह ऋषी अंगिरसांना देखील बोलावले।

Word by Word

• अहल्यया: with Ahalyā
• अहल्यया: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/सहयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहल्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• गौतमम्: Gautama
• गौतमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction

• भरद्वाजम्: Bharadvāja
• भरद्वाजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• अमायया: with Amāyā
• अमायया: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/सहयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• चन्द्रया: with Candrā
• चन्द्रया: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/सहयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• सहितम्: accompanied
• सहितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (कृदन्त; √सह् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agrees with ऋषिम् (understood/next)

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahman (sage)
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular (address)

• ऋषिम्: the sage
• ऋषिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• अङ्गीरसम्: Aṅgiras
• अङ्गीरसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गीरस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; apposition to ऋषिम्

• तथा: likewise / also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; manner/coordination adverb ‘likewise/also’

Speakers

• Not explicit in the given verses (likely Purāṇic narrator within the standard frame
• often Pulastya → Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa)

Key Themes

• Rituals
• Vedic tradition
• Sages and lineages

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The passage emphasizes yajña as a disciplined social-sacral institution: participation is anchored in ṛṣi authority and household dharma, shown by inviting sages together with their consorts.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily Vamśānucarita/Ācāra-oriented narration (accounts of sacred lineages and ritual conduct), rather than sarga/pratisarga; it sets up a ritual-assembly context.

What is the symbolic significance?

Summoning ṛṣis with their śakti/consorts symbolizes completeness of Vedic efficacy—knowledge (ṛṣi) joined with sustaining power (consort) to sanctify the sacrificial space.