Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 45
The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage
बटुरूपं समाधाय आषाढी मुञ्जमेखली यज्ञोपवीती छत्री च मृगाजिनधरस्तथा
baṭurūpaṃ samādhāya āṣāḍhī muñjamekhalī yajñopavītī chatrī ca mṛgājinadharastathā
Prenant la forme d’un jeune brahmacārin, vêtu de l’habit prescrit pour Āṣāḍha, ceint d’une corde de muñja, portant le cordon sacré, muni d’un parasol, et revêtu aussi d’une peau de daim.
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FAQs
The divine may approach the world through humility and dhārmic appearance; the verse foregrounds brahmacarya insignia (thread, belt, deer-skin) to evoke trust, restraint, and Vedic legitimacy—virtues that set the stage for testing a king’s generosity and truthfulness.
Vamśānucarita/Carita (narrative of divine deeds): it belongs to the avatāra-episode describing Vishnu’s conduct and strategy in the Bali narrative rather than cosmogenesis (sarga) or dissolution (pralaya).
The brahmacārin costume symbolizes tapas, restraint, and the moral authority of Vedic order; it also functions as līlā—concealing infinite power under simplicity, a recurring Purāṇic motif in the Vāmana–Bali dynamic.