Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

स प्राह गच्छ दुर्बुद्धे मा त्वां शूलिन् निपातये भवान् पापसमायुक्तः पापिष्ठं को जिघांसति

Transliteration

sa prāha gaccha durbuddhe mā tvāṃ śūlin nipātaye bhavān pāpasamāyuktaḥ pāpiṣṭhaṃ ko jighāṃsati

Translation

သူက ပြော၏—“သွားလော့၊ စိတ်မကောင်းသောသူ။ သုံးခွံလှံကိုင်သူရေ၊ ငါသည် သင့်ကို မချေမှုန်းမည်မဟုတ်။ သင်သည် အပြစ်ဖြင့် ပြည့်နှက်နေသည်—အပြစ်အလွန်ကြီးသူကို မည်သူက သတ်လိုမည်နည်း?”

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (अह धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/Parokṣa), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (गम् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दुर्बुद्धे: O evil-minded one
• दुर्बुद्धे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर् (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (दुष्टा बुद्धिः यस्य/दुर्बुद्धिः)

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratiṣedha (निषेध/Prohibition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• शूलिन्: O trident-bearer (Śiva)
• शूलिन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा एकवचन (contextually address: Vocative); इन्-प्रत्ययान्त

• निपातये: may I strike down / cause to fall
• निपातये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+पत् (पत् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; हेतुमदर्थे (causative sense intended: ‘cause to fall/strike down’)

• भवान्: you (sir)
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; आदरार्थक-सर्वनाम (honorific ‘you’)

• पापसमायुक्तः: associated with sin
• पापसमायुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्+युक्त (युज् धातु, क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पापेन समायुक्तः)

• पापिष्ठम्: the most sinful (one)
• पापिष्ठम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अतिशयार्थे तमप्-प्रत्यय (superlative)

• कः: who?
• कः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• जिघांसति: wishes to kill
• जिघांसति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (हन् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; desiderative (सन्) stem: जिघांस-

Speakers

• Unnamed mahātmā/puruṣa addressing Rudra (Śūlin); narrative frame likely Pulastya → Nārada (per Purāṇic convention
• not explicit in input)

Primary Deities

• Rudra (Śiva)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Ethics (restraint/non-violence)
• Purāṇic dialogue
• Sectarian harmony (implicit: a ‘mahātmā’ restrains Rudra rather than opposing him)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even when one has the power to punish, restraint is praised; destroying the deeply sinful is portrayed as spiritually unrewarding, implying that correction, withdrawal, or non-engagement may be superior to violent retribution.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is best classified under Vamśānucarita/Carita-type narrative material (didactic episode within a story), rather than cosmology (sarga/pratisarga) or genealogies proper.

What is the symbolic significance?

Rudra as Śūlin represents punitive cosmic force; the speaker’s refusal to ‘strike down’ suggests that dharma includes discrimination in the use of power, and that tapas/kshetra-oriented sanctity (developed in the next verses) can redirect even fierce divinity toward higher aims.