Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 66
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
ततः पपात देवस्य लिङ्गं पृथ्वीं विदारयन् अन्तर्द्धानं जगामाथ त्रिशूली नीललोहितः
tataḥ papāta devasya liṅgaṃ pṛthvīṃ vidārayan antarddhānaṃ jagāmātha triśūlī nīlalohitaḥ
അപ്പോൾ ദേവന്റെ ലിംഗം ഭൂമിയെ പിളർത്തിക്കൊണ്ട് പതിച്ചു; തുടർന്ന് ത്രിശൂലധാരിയായ നീലലോഹിതൻ അപ്രത്യക്ഷനായി.
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FAQs
Divinity is not compelled by human passions—whether desire or anger. Śiva’s ‘antardhāna’ suggests that the sacred cannot be grasped or controlled; when approached through agitation, it withdraws, leaving behind consequences that must be understood and resolved through insight and right conduct.
Again, this is carita/ākhyāna (episode). It can also serve an etiological role for later tīrtha/ritual explanations (why a place becomes sacred due to earth-splitting liṅga impact), though such localization is not present in the given verses.
The falling liṅga ‘splitting the earth’ symbolizes the overwhelming, world-affecting potency of the divine sign (liṅga) and of ṛṣi-vāk. Nīlalohita’s disappearance underscores Rudra’s liminal, ungraspable nature—present as power, yet not confined to form.