Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 48
The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage
उमोवाच कस्मादागम्यते भिक्षो कुत्र स्थाने तवाश्रमः क्व च त्वं प्रतिगन्तासि मम शीघ्रं निवेदय
umovāca kasmādāgamyate bhikṣo kutra sthāne tavāśramaḥ kva ca tvaṃ pratigantāsi mama śīghraṃ nivedaya
ഉമ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ഭിക്ഷുവേ, നീ എവിടെ നിന്നാണ് വന്നത്? ഏത് സ്ഥലത്താണ് നിന്റെ ആശ്രമം? പിന്നെ നീ എവിടേക്കാണ് പോകുന്നത്? എനിക്ക് വേഗം അറിയിക്കൂ।
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FAQs
The verse models dhārmic inquiry: a seeker (here Umā) asks about the source, discipline (āśrama), and destination (goal) of a renunciant—highlighting that spiritual life is defined by lineage of practice, place of sādhana, and purposeful movement toward tīrthas or liberation-oriented acts.
This is best classified under tīrtha-māhātmya and dharma-upadeśa within the broader category of ācāra/dharma narration; it is not sarga/pratisarga, but aligns most closely with didactic sections often embedded within vaṃśānucarita-era frames.
Umā’s questioning symbolizes discernment (viveka): even within sacred travel, one should know the ‘from-where’ (saṃskāra), ‘where-established’ (niyama/āśrama), and ‘where-going’ (puruṣārtha).