Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 74
The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage
ततस्तु देवप्रवरो महेश्वरः पृथूदके स्नानमपास्तकल्मषः कृत्वा सनन्दिः सगणः सवाहनो महागिरिं मन्दरमाजगाम
tatastu devapravaro maheśvaraḥ pṛthūdake snānamapāstakalmaṣaḥ kṛtvā sanandiḥ sagaṇaḥ savāhano mahāgiriṃ mandaramājagāma
Alors Maheśvara, le plus éminent des dieux, après s’être baigné à Pṛthūdaka et avoir dissipé toute souillure, partit avec Nandin, avec ses gaṇas et avec sa monture, et parvint à la grande montagne Mandara.
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FAQs
Purification is portrayed as effectual (“sins removed”) and is followed by purposeful movement toward worship/holy action; inner cleansing precedes higher spiritual engagement.
Falls under dharma/ācāra and tīrtha-māhātmya narrative expansions typical of Purāṇas; not a core sarga/pratisarga unit, but an instructive sacred-geography episode.
Mandara, a paradigmatic sacred mountain, functions as an axis of ritual elevation; Śiva’s retinue (Nandin, gaṇas, vāhana) externalizes divine sovereignty ordered around dharma.