Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 7
The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)
तज्जयोतिस्तेजस्तेषां राक्षसानं महात्मनाम् गन्तुं नाशक्तुवन् सूर्यो नक्षत्राणि न चन्द्रमाः
tajjayotistejasteṣāṃ rākṣasānaṃ mahātmanām gantuṃ nāśaktuvan sūryo nakṣatrāṇi na candramāḥ
So groß war das Licht und die feurige Ausstrahlung jener großherzigen Rākṣasas, dass die Sonne nicht weiterziehen konnte, ebenso wenig die Sterne und der Mond.
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FAQs
When a power becomes excessive, it is depicted as disturbing even cosmic regularity (sun, moon, stars). The ethical lesson aligns with Purāṇic governance theology: unchecked dominance—especially if rooted in predation—invites corrective rebalancing by dharma (often via divine intervention in later narrative arcs).
Vamśānucarita with a cosmic-order marker: the rise of a lineage is measured by its effect on loka-vyavasthā (world order). Such ‘luminary obstruction’ motifs commonly foreshadow the necessity of avatāra or divine action, though this verse itself does not name an avatāra.
Sun/Moon/Stars represent time, rhythm, and moral-cosmic law. Their inability to ‘move’ signifies a breakdown of ṛta-like regularity under oppressive force. The term tejas here is ambivalent: spiritual brilliance when dharmic, but blinding dominance when misdirected.