Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 33
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
पर्वतेषु च रम्येषु काननेषु च सानुषु विचारन् स्वेच्छया नैव शर्म लेभे महेश्वरः
parvateṣu ca ramyeṣu kānaneṣu ca sānuṣu vicāran svecchayā naiva śarma lebhe maheśvaraḥ
Dans les montagnes charmantes, dans les forêts et sur les pentes, errant à son gré, Maheśvara ne trouva aucun réconfort.
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FAQs
Freedom of movement (svecchā) and even the most beautiful environments do not guarantee peace; śarma arises from resolution of inner conflict—an implicit teaching on the primacy of inner sādhana over external change.
Carita-focused narration (not cosmogenesis). It contributes to the Purāṇic function of illustrating dharma/psychology through divine exemplars rather than enumerating genealogies or creation cycles.
Mountains and forests often signify ascetic refuge; the statement that even there Śiva finds no śarma underscores the depth of viraha and dramatizes the tension between yogic detachment and affectionate bonds in Purāṇic theology.