Vamana Purana — Shukra's Samjivani, Shloka 39

Shukra’s Saṃjīvanī, Shiva’s Containment of the Asuras, and Indra’s Recovery of Power

Devanagari script

न चानमलभद् ब्रह्मंस्ततः श्रान्तो ऽभवत् कविः स श्रन्तं वीक्ष्य चात्मानं नालभन्निर्गमं वशी भिक्तिनम्रो महादेवं शरणं समुपागम्

Transliteration

na cānamalabhad brahmaṃstataḥ śrānto 'bhavat kaviḥ sa śrantaṃ vīkṣya cātmānaṃ nālabhannirgamaṃ vaśī bhiktinamro mahādevaṃ śaraṇaṃ samupāgam

Translation

But he did not attain Brahman; therefore the poet-sage became weary. Seeing himself exhausted, though self-controlled, he found no way out. Bowed down in devotion, he approached Mahādeva as his refuge.

Speakers

• Narrative voice describing Bhargava’s inner turn toward Mahadeva

Primary Deities

• Shiva (Mahadeva)

Key Themes

• Limits of effort without grace
• Śaraṇāgati (taking refuge)
• Bhakti as resolution of spiritual impasse
• Shaiva orientation within a broader Purāṇic metaphysics

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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