Vamana Purana — Daksha's Sacrifice & Kapalin Rudra, Shloka 3
Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Origin of Kapalin Rudra (Pulastya–Narada Dialogue)
विकासमायन्ति त पङ्काजानि चन्द्रांशवो भान्ति लताः सुपुष्पाः नन्दन्ति हृष्टान्यपि गोकुलानि सन्तश्च संतोषमनुव्रजन्ति
vikāsamāyanti ta paṅkājāni candrāṃśavo bhānti latāḥ supuṣpāḥ nandanti hṛṣṭānyapi gokulāni santaśca saṃtoṣamanuvrajanti
Die Lotosblumen erblühen in voller Entfaltung; die Strahlen des Mondes leuchten; die Ranken sind mit schönen Blüten erfüllt. Selbst die Hirtenansiedlungen in Gokula jubeln vor Freude, und auch die Guten werden von Zufriedenheit begleitet.
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FAQs
The verse links external harmony (moonlight, blooming lotuses) with inner harmony (saṃtoṣa). It implies that a sattvic environment supports calm joy, and that the virtuous naturally dwell in contentment rather than agitation.
This is ancillary narrative ornamentation (not one of the five core lakṣaṇas directly). It functions as scene-setting within ākhyāna (narrative) that may later support vamśānucarita or dharma/vrata contexts, but itself is descriptive.
Lotus-bloom under moonlight commonly symbolizes the unfolding of purity and receptivity; ‘saṃtoṣa’ accompanying the saints signals that true well-being is an inner attainment mirrored by auspicious cosmic rhythms.