Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 1), Shloka 53
Shiva’s Wedding Procession to Kailasa and the Marriage of Girija (Kali)
हिमवानुवाच इमे सप्तर्षयः पुण्या याचितारः सुतां मम महेश्वरार्थं कन्यां तु तच्चावेद्यं भवत्सु वै
himavānuvāca ime saptarṣayaḥ puṇyā yācitāraḥ sutāṃ mama maheśvarārthaṃ kanyāṃ tu taccāvedyaṃ bhavatsu vai
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FAQs
Even when the request concerns the highest deity, dharma proceeds through proper social forms: petition, disclosure, and counsel. The verse highlights accountability—Himavat does not act unilaterally but consults the wise.
Ākhyāna/Vamśānucarita-type narrative: it contributes to the legendary-historical thread around divine unions and their consequences in sacred history.
The Saptarṣis as ‘yācitāraḥ’ indicate that cosmic order is maintained through ṛṣi-guided procedure; Maheśvara’s ‘artham’ frames the marriage not as private desire but as a cosmic purpose.