Shloka 28

Vamana's Three Steps — Vamana’s Three Steps and the Binding of Bali

Devanagari script

शिखायां देवदेवस्य ध्रुवो राजा न्यषीदत तारका रोमकूपेभ्यो रोमाणि च महर्षयः

Transliteration

śikhāyāṃ devadevasya dhruvo rājā nyaṣīdata tārakā romakūpebhyo romāṇi ca maharṣayaḥ

Translation

VamP 64.35

Speakers

• Not specified in the given excerpt (narrative voice within the Purāṇic account).

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Trivikrama)
• Dhruva (as a celestial station)

Key Themes

• Cosmic body (virāṭ) mapping
• Astral cosmography
• Dhruva as axis mundi (cosmic pivot)
• Rṣi-constellations and sacralization of the sky

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }