Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 47
The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)
चारणेर्वेष्टितो भानुः प्रविभात्यम्बरात् पतन् अर्द्धपक्वं यथा तालात् फलं कपिभिरावृतम्
cāraṇerveṣṭito bhānuḥ pravibhātyambarāt patan arddhapakvaṃ yathā tālāt phalaṃ kapibhirāvṛtam
ચારણોથી ઘેરાયેલો ભાનુ (સૂર્ય) આકાશમાંથી પડતો હોવા છતાં તેજસ્વી રીતે પ્રકાશિત થયો—જેમ અર્ધપક્વ તાડનું ફળ ચારેય બાજુ વાંદરાઓથી ઢંકાયેલું હોય।
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FAQs
Even a mighty cosmic power (the Sun) is depicted as accepting direction from sages; śreyas (true welfare) is attained through humility, right counsel, and turning toward sacred dharma-centers (tīrthas).
This aligns best with Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narration used to glorify a place (tīrtha-māhātmya) rather than sarga/pratisarga; it is episodic narrative serving the praise of a sacred region.
The simile of the half-ripe palm fruit covered by monkeys emphasizes an extraordinary, attention-drawing descent: celestial attendants cluster around the Sun, signaling that the event is not ordinary astronomy but a dharmic redirection toward Hari’s field (Harikṣetra).