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
তেতিয়া আকাশত সূৰ্যৰ গতি বুজা নগ’ল; আৰু সেই তেজৰ কাৰণে তেওঁলোকে সেই উত্তম নগৰক চন্দ্ৰ বুলি ভাবিলে।
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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.