Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 2), Shloka 13

Shiva’s Wedding Procession to Kailasa and the Marriage of Girija (Kali)

Devanagari script

ऋतवः षट् समादाय कुसुमं गन्धसंयुतम् पञ्चवर्णं महेशानं जग्मुस्ते कामचारिणः

Transliteration

ṛtavaḥ ṣaṭ samādāya kusumaṃ gandhasaṃyutam pañcavarṇaṃ maheśānaṃ jagmuste kāmacāriṇaḥ

Translation

The six seasons, taking fragrant flowers of five colors, went to Maheśāna; they moved as they wished (freely).

Speakers

• Pulastya to Nārada (typical narrative frame; not explicit in the verse)

Primary Deities

• Maheśāna (Śiva)

Key Themes

• Cosmic Order
• Ritual Offering
• Śaiva Devotion
• Auspiciousness (flowers, fragrance)
• Non-sectarian Purāṇic style (cosmic beings honoring the Lord)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Nature’s cycles are shown as participants in worship: time itself (seasons) becomes an offering. The takeaway is aligning one’s life rhythms with dharma—making regular, timely devotion part of order (ṛta).

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is best categorized as ākhyāna/tīrtha-mahātmya descriptive material, illustrating sacred order and worshipful attendants, rather than sarga/pratisarga or manvantara lists.

What is the symbolic significance?

Six seasons represent completeness of temporal experience; five-colored flowers suggest the manifold qualities of manifested nature offered back to the transcendent Lord—devotion harmonizes diversity into a single act of worship.