Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 2), Shloka 26
Shiva’s Wedding Procession to Kailasa and the Marriage of Girija (Kali)
एकेनाक्ष्णाञ्जितेनैव श्रुत्वा भीममुपागतम् साञ्जनां च प्रगृह्यान्या शलाकां सुष्ठु धावति
ekenākṣṇāñjitenaiva śrutvā bhīmamupāgatam sāñjanāṃ ca pragṛhyānyā śalākāṃ suṣṭhu dhāvati
Eine andere Frau, die erst ein Auge mit Kajal geschminkt hatte, hörte, dass der Furchterregende gekommen sei; sie ergriff KVamana Purana,27,33,VamP 27.33,itthaṃ saṃstūyamānaḥ surāpatividhṛtenātapatreṇa śaṃbhuḥ siddhairvandyaḥ sayakṣairahikṛtavalayī cārubhasmopaliphtaḥ agrasthenāgrajena pramuditamanasā viṣṇunā cānugena vaivāhīṃ maṅgalāḍhyāṃ hutavahamuditāmārurohātha vedīm,इत्थं संस्तूयमानः सुरापतिविधृतेनातपत्रे�Vamana Purana,27,27,VamP 27.27,anyā sarasanaṃ vāsaḥ pāṇinādāya sundarī unmattevāgamannagnā haradarśanalālāsā,अन्या सरसनं वासः पाणिनादाय सुन्दरी उन्मत्तेवागमन्नग्ना हरदर्शनलालासा,Saro-mahātmya / Kurukṣetra–tīrtha-prasaṅga (probable narrative of women reacting to a sudden fearful event),Narrative vignette (a woman’s impulsive movement; modesty disrupted by urgency),Adhyāya 27 (title not provided in input; traditional context likely within tīrtha-māhātmya sequence),27.27,अन्या सरसनं वासः पाणिनादाय सुन्दरी ।
{ "primaryRasa": "bhayanaka", "secondaryRasa": "hasya", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }
FAQs
The verse uses ordinary domestic imagery (half-finished adornment) to show how quickly the mind and body shift when confronted with sudden fear or urgent news—an implicit reminder of life’s instability and the immediacy of reaction (kṣaṇikatva).
This is best classified under ākhyāna/anuśaṅga within broader tīrtha-māhātmya or narrative description; it is not directly sarga/pratisarga. It functions as a descriptive interlude supporting the ongoing story (often grouped under vaṃśānucarita/ākhyāna material in Purāṇic organization).
Collyrium and the applicator symbolize cultivated appearance and worldly preoccupation; the abrupt interruption by ‘bhīma’ highlights how external events override personal vanity, pointing to the fragility of embodied concerns.