Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 1), Shloka 6

Shiva’s Wedding Procession to Kailasa and the Marriage of Girija (Kali)

Devanagari script

पुलस्त्य उवाच इत्येवमुक्ता देवेन संकरेण महर्षयः सममेव त्वरुन्धत्या विविशुः शैलसानुनि

Transliteration

pulastya uvāca ityevamuktā devena saṃkareṇa maharṣayaḥ samameva tvarundhatyā viviśuḥ śailasānuni

Translation

Pulastya said: Thus addressed by the god Śaṅkara, the great sages—together with Arundhatī—entered the mountain-grove/upper slope.

Speakers

• Pulastya (narrator in the frame dialogue; traditionally Pulastya → Nārada). Reported speech: Śaṅkara addressing the maharṣis; participants include Arundhatī.

Primary Deities

• Śiva

Key Themes

• Purāṇic frame narration
• Sage assembly (ṛṣi-saṅgha)
• Śaiva presence in tīrtha narrative
• Pilgrimage/entry into sacred terrain