Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

इत्युक्ताः शेकरस्तेन पुरुषेण महात्मना त्रपायुक्तो जगामाथ रुद्रो बदरिकाश्रमम्

Transliteration

ityuktāḥ śekarastena puruṣeṇa mahātmanā trapāyukto jagāmātha rudro badarikāśramam

Translation

یوں اس عظیم الروح شخص کے کہنے پر ‘شیکھر’ رُدر شرمندگی سے بھر گیا اور پھر بدریکاشرم کی طرف چلا گیا۔

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्ताः: (they) having been addressed
• उक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (वच् धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘having been spoken to’

• शेकरः: Śekara (proper name)
• शेकरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• पुरुषेण: by the man/person
• पुरुषेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् आत्मा यस्य)

• त्रपायुक्तः: filled with shame
• त्रपायुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रपा (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (युज् धातु, क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (त्रपया युक्तः)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (गम् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• रुद्रः: Rudra (Śiva)
• रुद्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बदरिकाश्रमम्: to Badarikā hermitage
• बदरिकाश्रमम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदरी (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (बदरी-सम्बन्धी आश्रमः)

Speakers

• Narrator reporting; Rudra is the acted-upon figure; earlier ‘mahātmā puruṣa’ is the admonisher

Primary Deities

• Rudra (Śiva)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Sacred geography
• Tapas/āśrama culture
• Sectarian harmony (Śiva oriented toward a Vaiṣṇava-associated kṣetra)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "karuna", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Shame (trapā) here functions as a moral regulator even for a deity—recognition of impropriety leads to relocation toward a place of tapas and purification.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Narrative/didactic episode (carita) embedded within the Purāṇic flow; it supports tīrtha-mahātmya framing by moving the action to a sanctified geography.

What is the symbolic significance?

Badarikāśrama is emblematic of ascetic heat and dharmic recalibration; Rudra’s going there signals convergence of Śaiva power with a kṣetra famed for Nara-Nārāyaṇa, reinforcing non-sectarian sacred topography.