Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 13
Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī
तानागतान् सुरान् दृष्ट्वा ततः शक्रपुरोगमान् विहस्य मेघगम्भीरं प्रोवाच पुरुषोत्तमः
tānāgatān surān dṛṣṭvā tataḥ śakrapurogamān vihasya meghagambhīraṃ provāca puruṣottamaḥ
釈迦羅（インドラ）を先頭として到来した神々を見て、プルショーत्तマは微笑み、雷雲のごとく深い声で語った。
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FAQs
The Lord’s smile before speaking conveys grace and assurance: the devotee’s approach is met first with acceptance, then instruction—suggesting that divine response is compassionate, not merely transactional.
A narrative hinge within Vamśānucarita/Carita: the arrival of the Devas leads to the deity’s counsel and ensuing events that restore cosmic balance (dharma-saṃsthāpana).
‘Megha-gambhīra’ frames speech as cosmic—like rain-bearing clouds that restore fertility—implying that divine words are themselves remedial forces that re-order the world.