Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 63
The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)
आरोपितो भृमितलाद् भवेन भूयो ऽपि भानुः प्रतिभासनाय स्वयंभुवा चापि निशाचरेन्द्रस् त्वारोपितः खे सपुरः सबन्धुः
āropito bhṛmitalād bhavena bhūyo 'pi bhānuḥ pratibhāsanāya svayaṃbhuvā cāpi niśācarendras tvāropitaḥ khe sapuraḥ sabandhuḥ
അപ്പോൾ ഭവൻ (ശിവൻ) ഭാനുവിനെ (സൂര്യനെ) ഭൂമിതലത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വീണ്ടും ഉയർത്തി, വീണ്ടും പ്രകാശിക്കേണ്ടതിനായി സ്ഥാപിച്ചു. സ്വയംഭൂ (ബ്രഹ്മാവ്) നിശാചരേന്ദ്രനെയും—അവന്റെ നഗരവും ബന്ധുക്കളും സഹിതം—ആകാശത്തിലേക്ക് ഉയർത്തി.
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FAQs
Even when divine power disciplines disruptive forces, the purpose is restoration of dharma and cosmic functioning (the Sun’s shining). The gods act in complementary roles: Śiva restrains and reinstates; Brahmā repositions beings within the cosmic order.
Primarily Vamśānucarita/Itihāsa-type episodic narration about devas and asuras; it also reflects Sarga/Pratisarga-style cosmological maintenance—re-establishing celestial stations (Sūrya in the sky).
Raising Sūrya ‘to shine again’ symbolizes reawakening of discernment and lawful order after a crisis. The relocation of the niśācara-king ‘with city and kin’ suggests that destructive tendencies are not always annihilated but relocated/contained within boundaries set by cosmic intelligence.