Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 1), Shloka 70
Shiva’s Wedding Procession to Kailasa and the Marriage of Girija (Kali)
गेहं ततो ऽभ्येत्य महेश्वरस्य कृतप्रणामा विविशुर्महर्षे सस्मार नन्दिप्रमुखांश्च सवानभ्येत्य ते वन्द्य हरं निषण्णाः
gehaṃ tato 'bhyetya maheśvarasya kṛtapraṇāmā viviśurmaharṣe sasmāra nandipramukhāṃśca savānabhyetya te vandya haraṃ niṣaṇṇāḥ
Ô grand sage, alors ils s’approchèrent de la demeure de Maheśvara et y entrèrent après avoir offert leurs prosternations. Ils se souvinrent des serviteurs, à commencer par Nandin, et leur rendirent hommage; puis, s’étant approchés du vénérable Hara, ils s’assirent en sa présence.
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FAQs
Approach to the divine is framed through humility and ordered reverence: one salutes the Lord (Hara) and also honors his attendants (Nandin and the gaṇas), reflecting the Purāṇic ethic that devotion includes respect for the Lord’s community and sacred hierarchy.
This is best classified under Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative (episode-description within an ongoing dialogue), rather than cosmogenesis (sarga/pratisarga). It functions as scene-setting within a theistic narrative.
Honoring Nandin and the gaṇas before seating near Hara symbolizes that access to transcendence is mediated through dharma (proper conduct) and through the Lord’s śakti-filled retinue—devotion is both personal (to Śiva) and communal (to his gaṇas).