Vamana Purana — Narada Questions Pulastya, Shloka 17
Narada Questions Pulastya: The Vamana Purana Begins and Satī’s Monsoon Lament
विवान्ति वाता हृदयावदारणा गर्जन्त्यमी लोयधरा महेश्वर स्फुरन्ति नीलाभ्रगणेषु विद्युतो वाशन्ति केकारवमेव बर्हिणः
vivānti vātā hṛdayāvadāraṇā garjantyamī loyadharā maheśvara sphuranti nīlābhragaṇeṣu vidyuto vāśanti kekāravameva barhiṇaḥ
ഹൃദയം പിളർക്കുന്ന കാറ്റുകൾ വീശുന്നു; ഹേ മഹേശ്വരാ, ഈ ജലധര മേഘങ്ങൾ ഗർജിക്കുന്നു. നീലാഭ മേഘസമൂഹങ്ങളിൽ മിന്നൽ തിളങ്ങുന്നു; മയിലുകൾ കേക്കാരവം മുഴക്കുന്നു।
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FAQs
Nature is presented as a living ‘text’ that can move the heart and prompt spiritual reflection. The verse models attentiveness: recognizing cosmic rhythms can deepen reverence for Īśvara who presides over and pervades them.
It functions as narrative embellishment within carita (episode narration). Such ṛtu-varṇana supports the flow of the story rather than constituting sarga/pratisarga genealogies.
Thunder and lightning commonly signify impending transformation; peacocks are classic markers of the monsoon and of ecstatic response. In a Śaiva frame, the roaring clouds can echo Rudra’s voice, while lightning suggests sudden illumination amidst the ‘dark cloud’ of saṃsāra.