Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 62
The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)
एवं पुरा नारद भास्करेण पुरं सुकेशेर्भुवि सन्निपातितम् दिवाकरो भूमितले भवेन क्षिप्तस्तु दृष्ट्या न च संप्रदग्धः
evaṃ purā nārada bhāskareṇa puraṃ sukeśerbhuvi sannipātitam divākaro bhūmitale bhavena kṣiptastu dṛṣṭyā na ca saṃpradagdhaḥ
હે નારદ, પ્રાચીન કાળે ભાસ્કરે (સૂર્યે) સુકેશનું નગર ધરતી પર પાડી દીધું. અને દિવાકર (સૂર્ય)ને ભવે (શિવે) માત્ર દૃષ્ટિથી ભૂમિતળે ફેંક્યો છતાં તે દગ્ધ થયો નહીં.
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FAQs
The verse underscores the doctrine that divine power need not be physical violence: Śiva’s mere glance can subdue even a cosmic deity like Sūrya, yet restraint is shown—Sūrya is cast down but not incinerated. Power coupled with control (śakti with saṃyama) is portrayed as a mark of īśvara.
It belongs chiefly to Vamśānucarita/Itihāsa-style narration of divine–asura conflict (not strict genealogy here, but episodic sacred history), and secondarily to Sarga/Pratisarga ambience insofar as it depicts cosmic-scale divine actions affecting worlds and celestial beings.
Sūrya represents radiance, time, and worldly order; Śiva’s glance symbolizes transcendent consciousness that can suspend even time-bound forces without annihilating them. The ‘city of Sukeśa’ motif echoes the Tripura archetype—fortified egoic structures brought down when confronted by higher reality.