Vamana Purana — Rudra's Wrath & Kalarupa, Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

ततो वेगेन महता अंशुमन्तं दिवाकरम् भ्रामयामास सततं सिंहो मृगशिशुं यथा

Transliteration

tato vegena mahatā aṃśumantaṃ divākaram bhrāmayāmāsa satataṃ siṃho mṛgaśiśuṃ yathā

Translation

ତାପରେ ସେ ମହାବେଗରେ ଅଂଶୁମାନ୍ ଦିବାକରଙ୍କୁ ନିରନ୍ତର ଘୁରାଇଲା, ଯେପରି ସିଂହ ମୃଗଶିଶୁକୁ ଘୁରାଏ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); 'then/from there'

• वेगेन: with force
• वेगेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; 'with speed/force'

• महता: great
• महता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण of 'वेगेन'; 'great'

• अंशुमन्तम्: Aṃśumat
• अंशुमन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंशुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; object

• दिवाकरम्: the Sun (day-maker)
• दिवाकरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; apposition to 'अंशुमन्तम्'

• भ्रामयामास: made (him) whirl
• भ्रामयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative) 'caused to whirl/made to spin'

• सततम्: continually
• सततम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial use of accusative); 'continually'

• सिंहः: the lion
• सिंहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; subject

• मृग-शिशुम्: a fawn
• मृग-शिशुम्: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक) + शिशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'of a deer' + 'young'); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; object of comparison

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (comparative particle); 'as/like'

Speakers

• Narrative layer not stated in input (often Pulastya → Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa); specific speaker not identifiable from these verses alone

Primary Deities

• Surya (Divākara/Aṃśumān)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Deva conflict/affliction
• Divine protection
• Power and restraint

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even a cosmic regulator like the Sun can be subjected to violence when adharma or uncontrolled power operates; the passage implies the need for higher divine governance to restore balance and protect the vulnerable.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita/Carita (narrative of divine and semi-divine actors) rather than sarga/pratisarga; it is an episode illustrating divine actions and their consequences.

What is the symbolic significance?

The lion–fawn simile dramatizes asymmetry of power: the radiant Sun (order, time) is treated like prey, signaling a disruption of ṛta that requires intervention by a higher principle (explicitly Mahēśvara in the next verse).