Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 54
Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Origin of Kapalin Rudra (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)
ब्रह्म तमीशं वचनं बभाषे नेहास्य जन्मान्यजितस्य शंभो पराजितश्चेष्यते ऽसौ त्वदीयो नरो मदीयः पुरुषो महात्मा
brahma tamīśaṃ vacanaṃ babhāṣe nehāsya janmānyajitasya śaṃbho parājitaśceṣyate 'sau tvadīyo naro madīyaḥ puruṣo mahātmā
พรหมาตรัสต่อพระอิศวร (ศิวะ) ว่า “โอ้ ศัมภู ที่นี่อชิตะมิได้มีการเกิดแบบสามัญ เขาผู้นั้นแม้เป็นบุรุษของท่านก็จักประพฤติประหนึ่งผู้พ่ายแพ้; แต่แท้จริงเขาเป็นปุรุษของเรา ผู้มีมหาจิต”
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FAQs
Apparent loss can be a chosen role within cosmic governance; one should not judge ultimate reality solely by outward victory/defeat—discern intention (dharma/īśvara-saṅkalpa).
Vamśānucarita with theological gloss: the verse interprets an episode involving Brahmā’s ‘puruṣa’ and Śiva’s ‘nara,’ embedding doctrine (Ajita’s unconquerability) inside narrative history.
By calling the transcendent principle ‘Ajita’ and stating he has no ‘ordinary births,’ the text hints that manifestations can be strategic appearances; it also models non-sectarian integration—Brahmā and Śiva speak in a framework where supremacy is not a zero-sum rivalry.