Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 7
Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Origin of Kapalin Rudra (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)
ततो व्यतीते शरदि प्रतिबुद्धे च केशवे दक्षः प्रजापतिश्रेष्ठो यष्टुमारभत क्रतुम्
tato vyatīte śaradi pratibuddhe ca keśave dakṣaḥ prajāpatiśreṣṭho yaṣṭumārabhata kratum
ततः शरदि व्यतीते केशवे च प्रतिबुद्धे दक्षः प्रजापतिश्रेष्ठः यष्टुम् आरभत क्रतुम्।
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FAQs
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.
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.
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.