Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 81
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
पुलस्त्य उवाच/ एवं संस्तूयमानस्तु तस्मिन् दारुवने हरः स्वरूपी ताविदं वाक्यमुवाच वदतां वरः
pulastya uvāca/ evaṃ saṃstūyamānastu tasmin dāruvane haraḥ svarūpī tāvidaṃ vākyamuvāca vadatāṃ varaḥ
ಪುಲಸ್ತ್ಯನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಈ ರೀತಿ ಸ್ತುತಿಸಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತಾ, ದಾರುವನ ಅರಣ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಹರನು ತನ್ನ ಸ್ವರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಕಟನಾಗಿ, ವಕ್ತೃಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನಾಗಿ, ಆಗ ಈ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಳಿದರು.
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FAQs
Praise (stuti) is portrayed as efficacious: it elicits revelation and instruction from the deity. The ethical thrust is that devotion and right address precede true teaching.
This is narrative transmission (carita) within the Purāṇic dialogue framework (ṛṣi-to-ṛṣi). It is not sarga/pratisarga but supports dharma-teaching through episode.
‘Sva-rūpa’ signals a shift from concealment or testing to disclosure—common in Purāṇic episodes where the deity, once properly recognized, reveals the true nature of reality and dharma.