Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 1), Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

ततः सप्तर्षयः प्रोचुः शैलराज निशामय जामित्रगुणसंयुक्तां तिथिं पुण्यां सुमङ्गलाम्

Transliteration

tataḥ saptarṣayaḥ procuḥ śailarāja niśāmaya jāmitraguṇasaṃyuktāṃ tithiṃ puṇyāṃ sumaṅgalām

Translation

Himavat; Meru (cosmic mountain); implied assembly of major mountains

Speakers

• Saptarṣi addressing Śailarāja (Mountain-King). Broader frame in Vāmana Purāṇa is typically Pulastya ↔ Nārada.

Key Themes

• Vrata/Rituals
• Jyotiṣa (sacred time calculation)
• Maṅgala (auspicious timing)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Purāṇic dharma often emphasizes ‘right time’ (kāla-śuddhi) for rites: merit is not only action (karma) but action aligned with sacred order (ṛta) as expressed through calendrical markers like tithi and muhūrta.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This belongs to dharma/ācāra material—ritual calendrics embedded in narrative instruction—rather than the five classic cosmological-genealogical headings in a strict sense; it is an applied-dharma layer typical of many purāṇas.

What is the symbolic significance?

The Seven Sages represent cosmic regulation and transmission of tradition; their specification of an ‘auspicious tithi’ symbolizes that dharma is safeguarded by ṛṣi-knowledge, making time itself a vessel of sanctity.