Vamana Purana — Manifestation of Katyayani, Shloka 5
The Manifestation of Katyayani (Durga) and the Humbling of the Vindhya by Agastya
इत्थं मुरारिः सह शङ्करेण श्रुत्वा वचो विप्लुतचेतसस्तान् दृष्ट्वाथ चक्रे सहसैव कोपं कालाग्निकल्पो हरिरव्ययात्मा
itthaṃ murāriḥ saha śaṅkareṇa śrutvā vaco viplutacetasastān dṛṣṭvātha cakre sahasaiva kopaṃ kālāgnikalpo hariravyayātmā
Ainsi, Murāri (Viṣṇu), avec Śaṅkara, ayant entendu les paroles de ces devas au cœur bouleversé et les ayant vus, s’emporta soudain—Hari, d’essence impérissable, tel le feu du Temps à la fin (kālāgni).
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FAQs
Compassion for the afflicted can manifest as righteous indignation (dharmic kopa) against oppression. The ‘imperishable’ (avyaya) Lord responds not from personal agitation but from commitment to restoring moral order.
Carita/Vamśānucarita narrative momentum: the crisis and appeal lead to divine resolve, which typically precedes the ‘restoration’ arc (often culminating in the defeat of the asura and reinstallation of cosmic offices).
Kālāgni imagery signals that adharma invites an end-time intensity even within historical episodes—divine power that can dissolve the demonic ‘world-order’ and reconstitute dharma. Hari acting ‘with Śaṅkara’ dramatizes complementary sovereignty rather than sectarian separation.