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

Mahēśvara, seeing Aṃśumān with all his limbs drenched in blood, released him from that condition and then approached from another direction.

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.