Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 34
The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage
इत्येवमुक्तो गिरिणा हरश्चक्रे मतिं च ताम् तस्थावाश्रममाश्रित्य त्यक्त्वा वासं निराश्रयम्
ityevamukto giriṇā haraścakre matiṃ ca tām tasthāvāśramamāśritya tyaktvā vāsaṃ nirāśrayam
पर्वत द्वारा ऐसा कहे जाने पर हर ने वही निश्चय किया; ‘निराश्रय’ निवास को त्यागकर, आश्रम का आश्रय लेकर वह वहीं ठहर गया।
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FAQs
Renunciation is shown not as homelessness for its own sake, but as purposeful relocation into a discipline-supporting environment (āśrama). The ethical thrust is intention-guided detachment—giving up what does not serve sādhana.
Like the prior verse, it is best classified as narrative of divine conduct (carita), not a genealogical list or cosmic cycle. It supports Purāṇic dharma by exemplifying ascetic ideals.
‘Abandoning a shelterless dwelling’ can be read as leaving unstable, ungrounded modes of living/thinking and entering an āśrama—symbol of ordered practice, vows, and inner anchoring.