Vamana Purana — Narada Questions Pulastya, Shloka 13
Narada Questions Pulastya: The Vamana Purana Begins and Satī’s Monsoon Lament
एवमुक्तो भवान्या तु शङ्करो वाक्यमब्रवीत् निराश्रयो ऽहं सुदती सदारण्यचरः शुभे
evamukto bhavānyā tu śaṅkaro vākyamabravīt nirāśrayo 'haṃ sudatī sadāraṇyacaraḥ śubhe
バヴァーニーにそう告げられると、シャンカラは言った。「歯並び麗しき吉祥の女よ、私は定まった住処を持たぬ。常に森に住み、森を巡る者である。」
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FAQs
Śiva’s self-description emphasizes vairāgya (non-attachment) and homelessness as an ascetic virtue—divinity is not tied to possessions or settled life, but to inner steadiness and dharma.
This verse functions within ākhyāna/vaṃśānucarita-style narrative movement rather than cosmogenesis; it is best grouped under Vamśānucarita/Carita (narrative of divine personages) rather than Sarga/Pratisarga.
“Nirāśraya” and “āraṇyacara” symbolically mark Śiva as the archetypal yogin beyond social anchoring; the forest signifies liminality where worldly order thins and spiritual insight is foregrounded.