Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 70
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
तत्र दृष्ट्वा हृषीकेशं प्रणिपत्य च भक्तितः उवाच देव भुवनाः किमर्थ क्षुभिता विभो
tatra dṛṣṭvā hṛṣīkeśaṃ praṇipatya ca bhaktitaḥ uvāca deva bhuvanāḥ kimartha kṣubhitā vibho
Als er dort Hṛṣīkeśa erblickte, verneigte er sich in hingebungsvoller Bhakti und sprach: „O Herr, o Vibhu, aus welchem Grund sind die Welten in Aufruhr?“
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FAQs
The verse models a purāṇic ethic of approaching the divine with humility (praṇipāta) and devotion (bhakti) before asking about the causes behind disorder. It frames cosmic disturbance as intelligible within dharma, inviting a theologically grounded explanation rather than mere fear.
This functions as narrative setup within purāṇic discourse, aligning most closely with Vamśānucarita/Ākhyāna-style narration (episode framework) rather than sarga/pratisarga. It introduces the causal question that the subsequent verses answer.
Hṛṣīkeśa signifies mastery over the senses and governance of order. The ‘agitation of the worlds’ symbolically points to imbalance that requires divine explanation and restoration—often linked in this Purāṇa to harmonizing Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava elements.