Vamana Purana — Narada Questions Pulastya, Shloka 5
Narada Questions Pulastya: The Vamana Purana Begins and Satī’s Monsoon Lament
श्रूयते च द्विजश्रेष्ठ दक्षस्य दुहिता सती शङ्करस्य प्रिया भार्या बभुव वरवर्णिनी
śrūyate ca dvijaśreṣṭha dakṣasya duhitā satī śaṅkarasya priyā bhāryā babhuva varavarṇinī
ഹേ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! ദക്ഷന്റെ പുത്രിയായ സതി, ഉത്തമ വർണ്ണമുള്ളവൾ, ശങ്കരന്റെ പ്രിയഭാര്യയായി മാറിയതായി ശ്രുതിയുണ്ട്.
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FAQs
The verse anchors the sanctity of marital union in divine exemplars, presenting Satī–Śiva as a paradigmatic relationship that later narratives use to discuss devotion, honor, and the consequences of disrespect toward the divine.
Primarily Vamśa/Vamśānucarita: it situates characters within genealogical-historical sacred narrative (Dakṣa, Satī, Śiva), often serving as the preface to episodes of conflict and restoration.
Satī’s identity as Dakṣa’s daughter and Śiva’s beloved sets up the symbolic polarity of ritual pride (Dakṣa) versus ascetic transcendence (Śiva), a recurring Purāṇic theme.