Vamana Purana — Narada Questions Pulastya, Shloka 20
Narada Questions Pulastya: The Vamana Purana Begins and Satī’s Monsoon Lament
इमानि यूथानि वने मृगाणां चरन्ति धावन्ति रमन्ति शंभो तथाचिराभाः सुतरां स्फुरन्ति पश्येह नीलेषु घनेषु देव नूनं समृद्धिं सलिलस्य दृष्ट्वा चरन्ति शूरास्तरुणद्रुमेषु
imāni yūthāni vane mṛgāṇāṃ caranti dhāvanti ramanti śaṃbho tathācirābhāḥ sutarāṃ sphuranti paśyeha nīleṣu ghaneṣu deva nūnaṃ samṛddhiṃ salilasya dṛṣṭvā caranti śūrāstaruṇadrumeṣu
森のこれらの鹿の群れは、さまよい、駆け、戯れる、ああシャンブよ。さらにここでは、暗く濃い雲の中に稲妻がひときわ激しく閃く、ああデーヴァよ。水の豊かさを見て、勇ましい生きものたちは若木の間を動き回るのだろう。
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FAQs
The verse reads nature as a communicative field: creatures respond to environmental signs, implying that humans too should cultivate attentiveness (pramāda-rahitatā) and align action with dharma and circumstance.
It is descriptive-omen material embedded in narrative flow, serving as contextualization rather than a core pañcalakṣaṇa category; it supports the Purāṇic storytelling environment (ākhyāna) that may precede genealogical or divine-act sections.
Lightning in dense clouds signifies imminent transformation and hidden power; ‘abundance of water’ signals fertility and renewal. The direct address to Śambhu subtly sacralizes the scene, consistent with the Vāmana Purāṇa’s tendency to integrate Śaiva devotion within broader Purāṇic narration.