Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 2), Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

ततः सुरान् ब्रह्महरीन्द्रमुख्यान् प्रणम्य संपूज्य यथाविभागम् विसर्ज्य भूतैः सहितो महीध्रमध्यावसन्मन्दरमष्टमूर्तिः

Transliteration

tataḥ surān brahmaharīndramukhyān praṇamya saṃpūjya yathāvibhāgam visarjya bhūtaiḥ sahito mahīdhramadhyāvasanmandaramaṣṭamūrtiḥ

Translation

Darauf verneigte er sich vor den Göttern — vor allem vor Brahmā, Hari (Viṣṇu) und Indra —, erwies jedem nach seinem gebührenden Anteil die rechte Verehrung und entließ sie. In Begleitung der Bhūtas nahm der Achtgestaltige (Śiva) auf dem Berge Mandara Wohnung.

Speakers

• Narrative voice (contextually within Pulastya’s discourse to Nārada across this section)

Primary Deities

• Śiva (Rudra/Śarva)
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu (Hari)
• Indra

Key Themes

• Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava–Brāhma unity (Brahmā–Hari–Indra honored by Rudra)
• Ritual propriety (yathāvibhāgam)
• Rudra’s mountain-residence with Bhūtas
• Aṣṭamūrti theology

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Who is the “Aṣṭamūrti” mentioned here, and why is it significant?

Aṣṭamūrti is Śiva conceived as manifest in eight cosmic forms (a classical Śaiva theological motif). The epithet signals that the narrative is not merely about a local deity on a mountain, but about a cosmic Rudra whose presence pervades the elements and directions.

What does “yathāvibhāgam” imply in a Purāṇic ritual context?

It indicates honoring each deity according to proper rank and allotted share—i.e., fitting worship, precedence, and offerings. The verse emphasizes order and dharmic propriety even among gods.

What is the geographical anchor of this verse?

Mandara is the explicit sacred-geographical marker. In Purāṇic imagination it is a famed mountain (also known from the churning myth), here functioning as Rudra’s chosen residence after the divine assembly disperses.