Vamana Purana — Narada Questions Pulastya, Shloka 7
Narada Questions Pulastya: The Vamana Purana Begins and Satī’s Monsoon Lament
पुनश्च देवदेववस्य पत्नीत्वमगमच्छुभा एतन्मे संशयं छिन्धि सर्ववित् त्वं मतो ऽसि मे
punaśca devadevavasya patnītvamagamacchubhā etanme saṃśayaṃ chindhi sarvavit tvaṃ mato 'si me
And again, how did the auspicious (goddess) attain the state of being the consort of the God of gods? Cut this doubt of mine, for you are regarded by me as omniscient.
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FAQs
The verse models śāstric inquiry: doubts are to be resolved through a competent authority (sarvavit). It emphasizes humility and the disciplined pursuit of clarity in matters of theology and dharma.
Primarily a frame-setting element that supports later Vamśānucarita/Manvantara-style narration by establishing the question-answer structure. It is not itself sarga/pratisarga content but an opening interrogative that cues subsequent mythic genealogy or divine narrative.
“Devadeva” and “Śubhā” signal the Purāṇic concern with divine complementariness—Śiva-Śakti theology—often presented in a way that can coexist with Vaiṣṇava narratives elsewhere in the Vāmana Purāṇa.