Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 92
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
एवं म भगवान्ब्रह्म पूजनाय शिवस्य तु कृत्वा तु चातुराश्रम्यं स्वमेव भवनं गतः
evaṃ ma bhagavānbrahma pūjanāya śivasya tu kṛtvā tu cāturāśramyaṃ svameva bhavanaṃ gataḥ
So kehrte der selige Brahmā, nachdem er die vier Āśramas als Mittel zur Verehrung Śivas eingerichtet hatte, in seine eigene Wohnstatt zurück.
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FAQs
Dharma is presented as an offering: the ordered life of the four āśramas is itself framed as a mode of worship. The verse implies that social-ethical structure (āśrama-dharma) is not merely civic order but a sacred act oriented toward the divine (here, Śiva).
Primarily within Dharma/ācāra material and the narrative of sacred institutions rather than cosmic creation. In pañcalakṣaṇa terms it aligns most closely with ancillary purāṇic instruction connected to vaṃśānucarita-style narration (events involving deities) rather than sarga/pratisarga.
Brahmā—often associated with creation and ordering—‘worships’ Śiva by establishing/affirming the āśrama framework, symbolizing that spiritual realization is supported by disciplined life-stages. It also supports the Purāṇa’s non-sectarian tone: Brahmā honors Śiva, integrating dharma with devotion.