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Vamana Purana — Rudra's Wrath & Kalarupa, Shloka 4

Rudra’s Wrath at Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Iconography of Kālarūpa through the Zodiac

Devanagari script

विश्वे ऽश्विनौ चच साध्याश्च मरुतो ऽनलभास्कराः समासाद्य पुरोडाशं भक्ष्याश्च महामुने

Transliteration

viśve 'śvinau caca sādhyāśca maruto 'nalabhāskarāḥ samāsādya puroḍāśaṃ bhakṣyāśca mahāmune

Translation

हे महामुने, विश्वेदेव, अश्विनीकुमार, साध्य, मरुत, अग्नी आणि सूर्य—एकत्र येऊन पुरोडाश व इतर भक्ष्य पदार्थ भक्षण करू लागले।

Word by Word

विश्वेthe Viśvedevas

अश्विनौthe Aśvins (two)

चand

साध्याःthe Sādhyas

चand

मरुतःthe Maruts

अनल-भास्कराःAgni and the Sun (groups)

समासाद्यhaving approached / having reached

पुरोडाशम्puroḍāśa (sacrificial cake)

भक्ष्याः(were) eaters / fit to eat (as consumers)

चand

महामुनेO great sage

Speakers

Narrative layer not explicit in the given excerpt (commonly Pulastya → Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa)

Primary Deities

ViśvedevasAśvinsSādhyasMarutsAgniSūrya

Key Themes

Vedic ritual cultureDeva-assemblyOffering (yajña) and sanctified food (prasāda-like consumption)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse normalizes yajña as a cosmic, community act: divine powers are portrayed as participating in ordered ritual consumption, implying that right offering and shared sanctified food uphold harmony (ṛta/dharma).

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Closest to Sarga/Pratisarga-style cosmological narration in miniature (depicting divine classes and their functions), though it also supports Vamśānucarita/charita contexts by setting the ritual-religious background for later episodes.

What is the symbolic significance?

The listing of deity-classes (Viśvedevas, Aśvins, Sādhyas, Maruts) alongside Agni and Sūrya symbolizes the full spectrum of Vedic divinity converging on yajña—fire (Agni) as mouth of gods and the Sun as cosmic witness.