Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 52
Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Origin of Kapalin Rudra (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)
ततः प्रयुद्धौ सुभृशं महाबलौ1 ब्रह्मात्मजो बाहुभवश्च शार्वः दिव्यं सहस्रं परिवत्सराणां ततो हरो ऽभ्येत्य विरञ्चिमूचे
tataḥ prayuddhau subhṛśaṃ mahābalau1 brahmātmajo bāhubhavaśca śārvaḥ divyaṃ sahasraṃ parivatsarāṇāṃ tato haro 'bhyetya virañcimūce
பின்னர் அந்த இரு மகாபலவான்கள்—பிரம்மாவின் புதல்வனும், புயத்திலிருந்து பிறந்த சார்வனும் (சிவனும்)—மிகக் கடுமையாகப் போரிட்டனர். தெய்வீகமாக ஆயிரம் ஆண்டுகள் அது நீடித்தது; பின்னர் ஹரன் அணுகி விரஞ்சி (பிரம்மா)யிடம் கூறினான்.
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FAQs
Even among exalted beings, prolonged conflict ends in dialogue and recognition of a higher order; the Purāṇic ethic favors restoration of harmony over perpetual rivalry.
Vamśānucarita / character-episode within cosmic genealogy: it concerns Brahmā’s progeny and Śiva’s interaction with them, illustrating relationships among primordial figures rather than creation (sarga) details.
A ‘thousand divine years’ signals a cosmic-scale tension between principles/personae that is ultimately reconciled—supporting the Purāṇa’s tendency to integrate Shaiva and other theologies rather than absolutize conflict.