Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 1), Shloka 60
Shiva’s Wedding Procession to Kailasa and the Marriage of Girija (Kali)
ऋषीनुवाच कालीयं मम पुत्री तपोधनाः प्रणामं संकरवधूर्भक्तिनम्रा करोति व
ṛṣīnuvāca kālīyaṃ mama putrī tapodhanāḥ praṇāmaṃ saṃkaravadhūrbhaktinamrā karoti va
ಅವನು ಋಷಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಹೇಳಿದರು—‘ಓ ತಪೋಧನರೇ, ಈ ಕಾಳೀಯಾ ನನ್ನ ಮಗಳು; ಶಂಕರನ ವಧು; ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ವಿನಮ್ರವಾಗಿ ನಿಮಗೆ ಪ್ರಣಾ�Vamana Purana,26,69,VamP 26.69,tataḥ saṃpūjitā jagmuḥ surāṇāṃ mantraṇāya te te 'pyājagmurharaṃ draṣṭuṃ brahmaviṣṇvindrabhāskarāḥ,ततः संपूजिता जग्मुः सुराणां मन्त्रणाय ते ते ऽप्याजग्मुर्हरं द्रष्टुं ब्रह्मविष्ण्विन्द्रभास्कराः,Shaiva-Vaishnava Synthesis (Devas convene after honoring; major gods approach Hara),Deva council (mantraṇā); Brahmā-Viṣṇu-Indra-Sūrya approach Śiva,Adhyaya 26 (title not provided in input; context: sages depart for deva consultation; devas come to see Hara),69,ततः संपूजिता जग्मुः सुराणां मन्त्रणाय ते ।
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FAQs
True spiritual stature is shown through humility: even the divine bride honors sages. The verse promotes bhakti expressed as reverence toward realized persons and custodians of tapas.
Carita within Vamśānucarita: a situational episode that illustrates the conduct (ācāra) of divine figures within lineage narrative.
‘Tapodhana’ elevates tapas as the sages’ true wealth, while the bride’s devotional bow indicates that power (śakti) is rightly guided by humility and alignment with wisdom—an ideal of harmonizing energy with restraint.