Vamana Purana — Rudra's Wrath & Kalarupa, Shloka 7
Rudra’s Wrath at Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Iconography of Kālarūpa through the Zodiac
असकृद् दक्षदयिता दृष्ट्वा रुद्रं बलाधिकम् शक्रादीनां सुरेशानां कृपणं विललाप ह
asakṛd dakṣadayitā dṛṣṭvā rudraṃ balādhikam śakrādīnāṃ sureśānāṃ kṛpaṇaṃ vilalāpa ha
पुनः पुनर्दक्षदयिता सती रुद्रं बलाधिकं दृष्ट्वा, शक्रादीनां सुरेशानां दीनावस्थां विलपन्ती कृपणं विललाप।
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FAQs
Even the devas are not intrinsically invincible; power and authority are contingent. The verse underscores humility before the Supreme/Great deity (here Rudra), and the futility of deva-pride when confronted with a higher divine force.
Primarily within Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative (accounts of divine persons and events) rather than sarga/pratisarga. It functions as an episode illustrating deva dynamics and Rudra’s role in cosmic governance.
Satī’s lament frames Rudra’s overwhelming potency as a corrective to the deva order. Symbolically, it points to the Purāṇic theme that cosmic balance is maintained through multiple divine agencies, not only Indra’s sovereignty.