Vamana Purana — Rudra's Wrath & Kalarupa, Shloka 15

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

Devanagari script

रुधिराप्लुतसर्वाङ्गमंशुमन्तं महेश्वरः संनिरीभ्योत्ससर्जैनमन्यतो/भिजगाम ह

Transliteration

rudhirāplutasarvāṅgamaṃśumantaṃ maheśvaraḥ saṃnirībhyotsasarjainamanyato/bhijagāma ha

Translation

ਮਹੇਸ਼ਵਰ ਨੇ ਅੰਸ਼ੁਮਾਨ ਨੂੰ, ਜਿਸ ਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਅੰਗ ਲਹੂ ਨਾਲ ਭਿੱਜੇ ਸਨ, ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਉਸ ਹਾਲਤ ਤੋਂ ਛੱਡ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਫਿਰ ਹੋਰ ਪਾਸੇ ਤੋਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧੇ।

Word by Word

• रुधिर-आप्लुत-सर्वाङ्गम्: whose whole body was covered with blood
• रुधिर-आप्लुत-सर्वाङ्गम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुधिर (प्रातिपदिक) + आप्लुत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + सर्वाङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास; 'blood' + 'smeared/covered' + 'whole-body'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of अंशुमन्तम्

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

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; subject

• संनिरीभ्यः: from the attendants
• संनिरीभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनिरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), बहुवचन; 'from the attendants/servants (saṃnirīs)'

• उत्ससर्ज: released
• उत्ससर्ज: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-√सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; 'released/sent forth'

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'him/this one'

• अन्यतः: to another side
• अन्यतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); 'elsewhere/to another side'

• अभिजगाम: went/approached
• अभिजगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; 'went/approached'

• ह: indeed/then
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; narrative particle

Speakers

• Narrative voice addressing/including Nārada in surrounding verses; exact outer-frame speaker not given in excerpt

Primary Deities

• Shiva (Mahēśvara)
• Surya (Aṃśumān)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Sectarian harmony (deities cooperate within one cosmic order)
• Protection/restoration
• Divine compassion

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The supreme lordly function is restorative: when cosmic order is injured, Mahēśvara acts to protect and re-stabilize. Compassion and guardianship are presented as marks of true sovereignty.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Carita/Vamśānucarita-style narrative segment: an episodic account of divine intervention illustrating governance of the cosmos rather than creation or genealogies.

What is the symbolic significance?

Surya (time, visibility, order) being bloodied signifies a world where illumination and regulation are impaired; Mahēśvara’s ‘releasing’ act symbolizes the reintegration of a disrupted cosmic function under the supreme harmonizing principle.