Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 43
Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Origin of Kapalin Rudra (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)
तत्र गत्वा च तं दृष्ट्वा नारायणमुवाच ह भिक्षां प्रयच्छ भगवन् महाकापालिको ऽस्मि भोः
tatra gatvā ca taṃ dṛṣṭvā nārāyaṇamuvāca ha bhikṣāṃ prayaccha bhagavan mahākāpāliko 'smi bhoḥ
அங்கே சென்று அவரைக் கண்டு, நாராயணனை நோக்கி கூறினான்—“பகவனே, எனக்கு பிச்சை அளியுங்கள்; ஐயா, நான் மகா கபாலிகன் (கபாலம் தாங்கும் துறவி).”
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FAQs
Even the highest divinity is portrayed as honoring the dharma of giving (bhikṣā/dāna) and engaging humbly in exchanges that teach reciprocity and restraint; the scene also normalizes respectful encounter across traditions.
Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita-like narrative material (divine episode) rather than cosmogenesis; it functions as an illustrative theistic dialogue embedded in the Purāṇic narration.
Śiva as a Kāpālika requesting alms from Nārāyaṇa dramatizes complementarity: the ascetic/terrible aspect seeks ‘bhikṣā’ from the sustaining lord, suggesting mutual dependence and non-contradiction of Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths.