Vamana Purana — Sati's Death & Virabhadra, Shloka 14
Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
देवीं निपतितां दृष्ट्वा जयां पप्रच्छ शङ्करः किमियं पतिता भूमौ निकृत्तेव लता सती
devīṃ nipatitāṃ dṛṣṭvā jayāṃ papraccha śaṅkaraḥ kimiyaṃ patitā bhūmau nikṛtteva latā satī
Al ver a la Diosa caída, Śaṅkara preguntó a Jayā: «¿Quién es esta dama virtuosa, yacente en el suelo como una enredadera cercenada?»
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FAQs
Inquiry precedes action: even the powerful (Śaṅkara) seeks understanding before responding. Ethically, it models careful discernment (viveka) alongside compassion.
This is episodic narrative (carita) within the Purāṇic storytelling stream; it does not directly serve sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vamśa lists but advances the plot through dialogue.
Śiva’s question highlights the paradox of the transcendent encountering apparent vulnerability. The repeated creeper simile frames Devi as life-energy that can be ‘felled’ in the manifest realm—setting the stage for restoration and the reassertion of dharma.