Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 12

Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Origin of Kapalin Rudra (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)

Devanagari script

धर्मं च स समाहूय भार्ययाहिंसया सह निमन्त्र्य यज्ञवाटस्य द्वारपालत्वमादिशत्

Transliteration

dharmaṃ ca sa samāhūya bhāryayāhiṃsayā saha nimantrya yajñavāṭasya dvārapālatvamādiśat

Translation

เขาได้เรียกธรรมะมา และเชิญพร้อมด้วยชายาอหิงสา แล้วมอบหมายหน้าที่เป็นผู้เฝ้าประตูคอกยัญญะให้แก่ทั้งสอง

Word by Word

• धर्मम्: Dharma (personified)
• धर्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction

• सः: he (Dakṣa)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; pronoun ‘he’

• समाहूय: having summoned
• समाहूय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + √ह्वे/√ह्वा (धातु) (ल्यप्/क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त; ‘having summoned/called’

• भार्यया: with (his) wife
• भार्यया: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/सहयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• अहिंसया: with Ahiṃsā
• अहिंसया: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/सहयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहिंसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• सह: with
• सह: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/सहयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय; postposition governing instrumental (तृतीया)

• निमन्त्र्य: having invited/appointed
• निमन्त्र्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + √मन्त्र् (धातु) (ल्यप्/क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त; ‘having invited/appointed’

• यज्ञ-वाटस्य: of the sacrificial enclosure
• यज्ञ-वाटस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + वाट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; Genitive singular ‘of the sacrificial enclosure’

• द्वार-पालत्वम्: the office of gate-keeping
• द्वार-पालत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक) + पाल (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (तद्धित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; abstract noun ‘doorkeeper-ship’; object of आदेशत्

• आदिशत्: commanded / assigned
• आदिशत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; ‘he commanded/assigned’

Speakers

• Not explicit in the given verses (likely within the Purāṇic narration frame)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Ahimsa
• Ritual purity
• Rituals

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The rite is protected not merely by force but by ethical principles: Dharma and Ahiṃsā ‘guard’ the yajña, implying that righteousness and non-violence are the true safeguards of sacred action.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This aligns with dharma-śikṣā embedded in Purāṇic narration (often grouped under vamśānucarita/ācāra materials), illustrating normative values rather than creation cycles.

What is the symbolic significance?

Placing Dharma and Ahiṃsā at the gate signifies that entry into sacred space is conditioned by moral eligibility; the ‘threshold’ is an ethical filter, not just a physical boundary.