Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 41
Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Origin of Kapalin Rudra (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)
इत्युक्ताः शेकरस्तेन पुरुषेण महात्मना त्रपायुक्तो जगामाथ रुद्रो बदरिकाश्रमम्
ityuktāḥ śekarastena puruṣeṇa mahātmanā trapāyukto jagāmātha rudro badarikāśramam
इत्युक्तः शेकरस्तेन पुरुषेण महात्मना । त्रपायुक्तो जगामाथ रुद्रो बदरिकाश्रमम् ॥
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FAQs
Shame (trapā) here functions as a moral regulator even for a deity—recognition of impropriety leads to relocation toward a place of tapas and purification.
Narrative/didactic episode (carita) embedded within the Purāṇic flow; it supports tīrtha-mahātmya framing by moving the action to a sanctified geography.
Badarikāśrama is emblematic of ascetic heat and dharmic recalibration; Rudra’s going there signals convergence of Śaiva power with a kṣetra famed for Nara-Nārāyaṇa, reinforcing non-sectarian sacred topography.