Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 2), Shloka 58
Shiva’s Wedding Procession to Kailasa and the Marriage of Girija (Kali)
ततो ऽब्रवीद्वरो ब्रह्मन् न द्विजान् हन्तुमर्हसि अमी महर्षयो धन्या वालखिल्याः पितामह
tato 'bravīdvaro brahman na dvijān hantumarhasi amī maharṣayo dhanyā vālakhilyāḥ pitāmaha
ನಂತರ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—‘ಹೇ ಬ್ರಹ್Vamana Purana,27,36,VamP 27.36,tataḥ śubhe harmyatale hiraṇmaye sthitāḥ surāḥ saṃkarakāliceṣṭitam pasyanti devo 'pi samaṃ kuśāṅgyā lokānujuṣṭaṃ padamāsasāda,ततः शुभे हर्म्यतले हिरण्मये स्थिताः सुराः संकरकालिचेष्टितम् पस्यन्ति देवो ऽपि समं कुशाङ्ग्या लोकानुजुष्टं पदमाससाद,Saromahatmiya,Divine Vision / Sacred Architecture (Harmya),Adhyaya 27 (Saromahatmya context; gods witnessing Śaṅkara’s sportive acts),36,tataḥ śubhe harmyatale hiraṇmaye sthitāḥ surāḥ saṃkarakāliceṣṭitam pasyanti devo 'pi samaṃ kuśāṅgyā lokānujuṣṭaṃ padamāsasāda,tataḥ śubhe harmya-tale hiraṇmaye sthitāḥ surāḥ śaṅkara-kālī-ceṣṭitam paśyanti | devo ’pi samaṃ kuśāṅgyā lokān-juṣṭaṃ padam āsasāda ||,Then
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FAQs
Tīrtha sections frequently embed dharmic norms: the sanctity of initiated persons and sages is reinforced as part of the moral ecology of sacred places. The verse frames the Vālakhilyas as ‘dhanya maharṣis,’ making violence against them a grave adharma that would also pollute the sacred narrative space.
Pitāmaha (‘Grandfather’) is a standard epithet of Brahmā, the progenitor of beings. Its use here confirms that the admonition is directed to Brahmā, urging him to recognize the newly manifested Vālakhilyas as legitimate, venerable ṛṣis.
In Purāṇic diction, varaḥ can denote a superior deity or authoritative sage intervening to prevent adharma. Without adjacent verses, identification is uncertain; candidates typically include Śiva, Viṣṇu, or a presiding ṛṣi who clarifies the status of the Vālakhilyas.