Vamana Purana — Saptasarasvata Tirtha, Shloka 51
Harihara Revelation and the Tirtha-Glorification of Saptasarasvata in Kurukshetra
श्रुत्वाथ वाक्यं वृषभध्वजस्य मत्वा मुनिर्मङ्कणको महर्षे नृत्यं परित्यज्य सुविस्मितो ऽथ ववन्द पादौ विनयावनम्रः
śrutvātha vākyaṃ vṛṣabhadhvajasya matvā munirmaṅkaṇako maharṣe nṛtyaṃ parityajya suvismito 'tha vavanda pādau vinayāvanamraḥ
വൃഷഭധ്വജനായ (ശിവന്റെ) വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് മഹർഷി മങ്കണകൻ അതിന്റെ താത്പര്യം ഗ്രഹിച്ചു നൃത്തം ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചു. പിന്നെ അത്യന്തം വിസ്മയത്തോടെ, വിനയത്തോടെ കുനിഞ്ഞ്, ശിവന്റെ പാദങ്ങളിൽ വന്ദനം ചെയ്തു.
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FAQs
It marks the cessation of pride-driven exhibition and a return to disciplined ascetic comportment; the narrative contrasts uncontrolled ecstasy with humility before the divine.
The epithet anchors the scene in Śaiva iconography and authority: the bull-banner signals Śiva’s sovereignty and his role as the archetypal yogin who governs tapas and its fruits.
Both: it is bhakti (submission) and vinaya (ethical self-correction), acknowledging Śiva as the higher standard for interpreting and regulating ascetic power.