Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 7
The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage
अथोचुर्देवताः सर्वाः किं त्वियं जनयिष्यति पुत्रं महिषहन्तारं ब्रह्मन् व्याख्यातुमर्हसि
athocurdevatāḥ sarvāḥ kiṃ tviyaṃ janayiṣyati putraṃ mahiṣahantāraṃ brahman vyākhyātumarhasi
すると諸神は皆言った。「この女はどのような子を産むのか――水牛の魔を討つ者であろうか。おお婆羅門よ、これを我らに説き明かすべきである。」
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FAQs
The gods’ inquiry frames divine action as purposeful and intelligible: cosmic disorder (a powerful asura) is met by a proportionate, dharma-restoring counterforce. The verse also implies that even divine outcomes are discussed through counsel and discernment, not arbitrariness.
Primarily Vamśānucarita / narrative of divine and demonic lineages and conflicts (deva–asura struggle), with a secondary link to Sarga-type motifs insofar as ‘tejas’ and creative begetting are invoked.
‘Mahiṣa’ (buffalo) often symbolizes brute tamas and unchecked force; the anticipated ‘slayer’ represents the restoration of sattva and dharma through a divinely sanctioned potency. The address to ‘brahman’ highlights that right knowledge (vyākhyā) guides right action.