Vamana Purana — Narada Questions Pulastya, Shloka 12
Narada Questions Pulastya: The Vamana Purana Begins and Satī’s Monsoon Lament
ग्रीष्मः प्रवृत्तो देवेश न च ते विद्यते गृहम् यत्र वातातपौ ग्रीष्मे स्थितयोर्नौ गमिष्यतः
grīṣmaḥ pravṛtto deveśa na ca te vidyate gṛham yatra vātātapau grīṣme sthitayornau gamiṣyataḥ
„Der Sommer hat begonnen, o Herr der Götter, und du hast kein Haus; wohin sollen wir gehen, wenn im Sommer Wind und sengende Hitze über uns kommen?“
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FAQs
The verse models prudent foresight and care: acknowledging vulnerability (heat/wind) becomes the trigger for seeking a proper abode—often a Purāṇic cue for establishing dharmic space (āśraya) such as a tīrtha, āśrama, or ritual observance.
Still within introductory narrative. It does not directly express sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa, but it sets up an instructive episode that may later connect to dharma-pravacana embedded in vaṃśānucarita-style storytelling.
‘Wind and sun-heat’ (vāta–ātapa) function as symbols of worldly dualities and discomforts; the search for ‘gṛha’ (dwelling) can foreshadow the discovery of a sanctified refuge—temple, liṅga-site, or tīrtha—where cosmic order is made habitable.