Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 1), Shloka 14
Shiva’s Wedding Procession to Kailasa and the Marriage of Girija (Kali)
इत्येवमुक्ता दुर्लङ्घ्यं लोकाचारं त्वरुन्धती नमस्ते रुद्र इत्युक्त्वा जगाम पतिना सह
ityevamuktā durlaṅghyaṃ lokācāraṃ tvarundhatī namaste rudra ityuktvā jagāma patinā saha
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FAQs
Dharma is presented as inseparable from ācāra (established, community-tested norms). The salutation to Rudra before departure models humility and reverence even within everyday transitions.
Carita-oriented ethical narrative (Vamśānucarita / ācāra-upadeśa by example). It is not cosmogenesis but prescriptive social-religious instruction embedded in story.
Arundhatī’s ‘namas te rudra’ signals Śaiva devotion harmonized with household duty; her leaving ‘with her husband’ reinforces the paired ideal of gṛhastha-dharma (mutual fidelity and shared journey).