Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 42
The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)
तच्चारणवचः शर्वः श्रुतवान् सर्वगो ऽव्ययः श्रुत्वा संचिन्तयामास केनासौ पात्यते भुवि
taccāraṇavacaḥ śarvaḥ śrutavān sarvago 'vyayaḥ śrutvā saṃcintayāmāsa kenāsau pātyate bhuvi
സർവ്വവ്യാപിയും അവ്യയനുമായ ശർവ്വൻ (ശിവൻ) ചാരണന്മാരുടെ വചനങ്ങൾ ശ്രവിച്ചു. ശ്രവിച്ച ശേഷം അദ്ദേഹം ചിന്തിച്ചു—“അവനെ ഭൂമിയിലേക്കു ആരാണ് വീഴ്ത്തുന്നത്?”
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FAQs
Even the supreme, though omniscient in principle, is portrayed as ‘inquiring’—a narrative ethic that models deliberation before intervention: power is paired with discernment (viveka) in restoring dharma.
Carita (narrative action) again: the verse functions as a hinge between omen (cry) and divine response (identifying the agent and reacting), a typical Purāṇic storytelling progression.
Describing Śiva as sarvaga and avyaya while he attends to a devotee’s peril encodes the Purāṇic principle that transcendence is not aloofness: the imperishable pervades and therefore ‘hears’ and ‘acts’ within the world.