Shloka 5

Gift of Sudarshana — The Gift of Sudarshana: Shiva’s Boon to Vishnu and the Sanctification of Virupaksha

Devanagari script

तस्यामस्य महर्षेस्तु ऋतुकालाभिगामिनः संबभूव सुतः श्रीमान् उपमन्युरिति समृतः

Transliteration

tasyāmasya maharṣestu ṛtukālābhigāminaḥ saṃbabhūva sutaḥ śrīmān upamanyuriti samṛtaḥ

Translation

And to that great seer—who approached his wife in the proper season—there was born a splendid son, remembered by the name Upamanyu.

Speakers

• Not specified in the provided excerpt (narrative voice concluding the birth setup).

Key Themes

• Dhārmic procreation (ṛtu-dharma)
• Sage genealogy
• Narrative prelude to Upamanyu traditions
• Auspicious birth markers

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What does ‘ṛtukālābhigāminaḥ’ imply beyond a biological detail?

It signals conformity to gṛhastha-dharma: procreation regulated by ṛtu (the appropriate fertile period) is treated as a dhārmic act, framing the child’s birth as ritually and ethically sanctioned.

Who is Upamanyu in broader Purāṇic/Itihāsa tradition?

Upamanyu is a well-known sage figure associated with intense tapas and devotion (often in Śaiva contexts), appearing across traditions. This verse functions as the genealogical doorway into that larger Upamanyu narrative cycle.

Are any tīrthas or rivers tied to Upamanyu in these verses?

Not in the provided lines. The chapter’s larger setting (often within a tīrtha-māhātmya sequence in the Vāmana Purāṇa) may later connect Upamanyu’s acts to specific sacred sites, but these three verses themselves contain no explicit geographic toponyms.