Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 15
The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)
ततो ऽनुकृपयाविष्टो विवस्वास्तीव्ररश्मिभिः संतापयञ्जगत् सर्वं नास्तमेति कथञ्चन
tato 'nukṛpayāviṣṭo vivasvāstīvraraśmibhiḥ saṃtāpayañjagat sarvaṃ nāstameti kathañcana
Then Sūrya (Vivasvān), as though overcome by compassion, with his fierce rays scorched the entire world and, in some way, did not set at all.
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FAQs
Even cosmic forces (like the Sun) are portrayed as responsive within dharmic narrative—suggesting that suffering and extraordinary events can reverberate through the ‘order of the world.’ Ethically, it hints that intense grief is not merely private; it disrupts balance and calls for restoration through right action and ritual propriety.
Not Sarga/Pratisarga proper, but an episode employing cosmic imagery typical of Purāṇic narration to heighten a local event. It aligns with Carita-style storytelling embedded within a māhātmya (praise/exposition of sacred places).
‘The sun not setting’ symbolizes suspension of normal time due to an extreme condition (grief/omen). The paradox of ‘compassion’ expressed as ‘scorching heat’ can indicate that intense, purifying suffering sometimes accompanies the cosmic push toward resolution.