Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Origin of Kapalin Rudra (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)
इत्युक्तो धर्मपुत्रस्तु रुद्रं वचनमब्रवीत् सव्यं भुजं ताडयस्व त्रिशूलेन महेश्वर
ityukto dharmaputrastu rudraṃ vacanamabravīt savyaṃ bhujaṃ tāḍayasva triśūlena maheśvara
Được nói như vậy, Dharmaputra liền thưa với Rudra: “Hỡi Maheśvara, xin hãy dùng cây tam xoa của Ngài đánh vào cánh tay trái của con.”
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The verse presents fearlessness grounded in dharma: the divine willingly accepts (or invites) a test, implying that true spiritual authority is not threatened by displays of power.
Narrative episode (carita) used to communicate theology; it is not sarga/pratisarga but a didactic theistic illustration within the Purāṇic frame.
Inviting the trident’s blow signifies the non-opposition of Śiva’s destructive/ascetic force and Viṣṇu’s sustaining order—two functions of one supreme reality in Purāṇic idiom.