Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 9
The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)
न ज्ञायते गतिर्व्योम्नि भास्करस्य ततो ऽम्बरे शशङ्कमिति तेजस्त्वादमन्यन्त पुरोत्तमम्
na jñāyate gatirvyomni bhāskarasya tato 'mbare śaśaṅkamiti tejastvādamanyanta purottamam
حينئذٍ لم يعد يُدرَك في السماء مسارُ الشمس؛ وبسبب ذلك البهاء ظنّوا أن تلك المدينة الفاضلة هي القمر.
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FAQs
Extraordinary brilliance can mislead; discernment fails when one relies only on appearances. The moral subtext is the need for viveka (discriminative wisdom) rather than sensory inference alone.
Episode narration (carita) embedded in a larger account; it does not present lineage lists (vaṃśa) or cosmic creation (sarga), but a descriptive marvel within story-flow.
The ‘sun’s path not known’ suggests eclipse-like obscuration of truth; mistaking an artificial radiance for the moon points to counterfeit dharma—something luminous yet not truly celestial in nature.