Vamana Purana — Saptasarasvata Tirtha, Shloka 50
Harihara Revelation and the Tirtha-Glorification of Saptasarasvata in Kurukshetra
तं प्राह शंभुर्द्विज पश्य मह्यं भस्म प्रवृत्तो ऽङ्गुलितो ऽतिशुक्लम् संताडनादेव न च प्रहर्षो ममास्ति नृनं हि भवान् प्रमत्तः
taṃ prāha śaṃbhurdvija paśya mahyaṃ bhasma pravṛtto 'ṅgulito 'tiśuklam saṃtāḍanādeva na ca praharṣo mamāsti nṛnaṃ hi bhavān pramattaḥ
ಶಂಭು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಓ ದ್ವಿಜ, ನನ್ನನ್ನು ನೋಡು; ನನ್ನ ಬೆರಳಿನಿಂದ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಶುಭ್ರವಾದ ಭಸ್ಮ ಹೊರಹೊಮ್ಮುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಆದರೂ ಈ ಪ್ರಕಟನೆ ಮಾತ್ರದಿಂದ ನನಗೆ ಹರ್ಷವಿಲ್ಲ; ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ನೀನು ಮನುಷ್ಯರಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಮತ್ತನಾಗಿ (ಅಹಂಕಾರಮತ್ತನಾಗಿ) ಬಿಟ್ಟಿದ್ದೀ.
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FAQs
The gesture functions as a corrective demonstration: Śiva shows a superior (yet effortless) manifestation to undercut the sage’s vanity and to teach that siddhi-like signs are not grounds for self-exaltation.
Śiva models non-elation (apraharṣa) even when extraordinary power appears, teaching that true tapas is marked by steadiness, not by intoxication or display.
Not mere carelessness, but a spiritual heedlessness—loss of discernment due to pride in one’s ascetic attainment—leading to improper conduct (e.g., celebratory dancing in the surrounding narrative).