Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 17
The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage
सापि क्रुद्धाब्रवीन्नूनं तथा तप्स्ये महत्तपः यथा मन्नामसंयुक्तो महिषघ्नो भविष्यति
sāpi kruddhābravīnnūnaṃ tathā tapsye mahattapaḥ yathā mannāmasaṃyukto mahiṣaghno bhaviṣyati
នាងក៏ខឹង ហើយនិយាយថា៖ «ពិតប្រាកដ ខ្ញុំនឹងធ្វើតបស្យា (ការប្រតិបត្តិអាសេតិក) យ៉ាងធំ ដើម្បីឲ្យមាន “មហិષឃ្ន” អ្នកសម្លាប់ក្របី កើតឡើង ដោយភ្ជាប់ជាមួយនាមរបស់ខ្ញុំ»។
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FAQs
Tapas amplifies intention: when fueled by krodha (anger), it can generate destructive outcomes; the verse cautions that ascetic power is ethically ambivalent and should be yoked to sattvic aims.
Still within Sarga/Pratisarga-style mythic causation (origin/forecast of a named power or epithet), rather than Manvantara or Vaṃśa genealogy.
‘Mahiṣaghna’ functions as a symbol of conquering brute, tamasic force (the ‘buffalo’ motif). The insistence on name-association suggests nāma as a carrier of śakti and narrative destiny (nāma–karma linkage).