Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

ततो व्यतीते शरदि प्रतिबुद्धे च केशवे दक्षः प्रजापतिश्रेष्ठो यष्टुमारभत क्रतुम्

Transliteration

tato vyatīte śaradi pratibuddhe ca keśave dakṣaḥ prajāpatiśreṣṭho yaṣṭumārabhata kratum

Translation

Затем, когда осень миновала и Кешава (Вишну) пробудился, Дакша — наипервейший среди Праджапати — начал совершать крату, то есть жертвенный обряд (яджню) ради поклонения.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• vyatīte: when (it) had passed
• vyatīte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyatīta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √i + vi-ati-)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; śaradi/kāle सापेक्ष-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• śaradi: in autumn / when autumn had passed
• śaradi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative absolute with vyatīte

• pratibuddhe: when (he) had awakened
• pratibuddhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratibuddha (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √budh + prati-)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; keśave सापेक्ष-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• keśave: in/when Keśava (Viṣṇu)
• keśave: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative absolute with pratibuddhe

• dakṣaḥ: Dakṣa
• dakṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• prajāpati-śreṣṭhaḥ: best of the Prajāpatis
• prajāpati-śreṣṭhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajāpati (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (प्रजापतीनाम् श्रेष्ठः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; dakṣaḥ apposition

• yaṣṭum: to perform a sacrifice
• yaṣṭum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yaj (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), ‘to sacrifice’

• ārabhata: began
• ārabhata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √rabh (धातु) + ā- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• kratum: sacrificial rite
• kratum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kratu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the Purāṇic frame (commonly Pulastya → Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa); specific speaker not explicit in input

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Keśava)

Key Themes

• Vrata/Rituals
• Vedic Sacrifice (Yajña)
• Cosmic/Seasonal Timing
• Dharma

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Ritual action is shown as properly timed and cosmically aligned: the season (śarad) and the ‘awakening’ of Keśava signal auspiciousness. Dharma here is not merely intention but disciplined performance—right time, right rite, right assembly.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita (narration of notable figures like Dakṣa) with a strong Karma/Ācāra (ritual-practice) emphasis typical of Purāṇic instruction; it is not sarga/pratisarga but a narrative-ritual episode.

What is the symbolic significance?

Keśava ‘awakening’ can be read as the restoration of sattva/auspicious order after a cycle of dormancy, making sacrifice efficacious. Dakṣa embodies prajāpati authority—ritual as a means of sustaining cosmic and social continuity.