Vamana Purana — Narada Questions Pulastya, Shloka 1
Narada Questions Pulastya: The Vamana Purana Begins and Satī’s Monsoon Lament
त्रैलोक्यराज्यमाक्षिप्य बलेरिन्द्राय यो ददौ श्रीधराय नमस्तस्मै छद्मवामनरूपिणे
trailokyarājyamākṣipya balerindrāya yo dadau śrīdharāya namastasmai chadmavāmanarūpiṇe
जो बलि का त्रैलोक्य-राज्य छीनकर इन्द्र को दे गया, उस छद्म वामन-रूपधारी श्रीधर (विष्णु) को नमस्कार है।
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FAQs
Worldly sovereignty is temporary and ultimately regulated by dharma and divine order; Bali’s fame endures not by conquest but by dāna and truthfulness in keeping his promise even when challenged by the divine.
Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative material (accounts of devas/asuras and exemplary rulers), serving as a maṅgala that points toward the later avatāra-episode framework.
The ‘disguised Vāmana’ signifies God’s approach through humility and concealment, testing the inner integrity of the giver; the restoration to Indra frames the rebalancing of cosmic governance rather than mere victory.