Vamana Purana — Shukra's Samjivani, Shloka 132

Shukra’s Saṃjīvanī, Shiva’s Containment of the Asuras, and Indra’s Recovery of Power

Devanagari script

पृथिव्यां कम्पमानायां शमीकर्षेस्तपस्विनी भार्याब्रवीत् प्रभो बालं बहिः कुरु यथासुखम्

Transliteration

pṛthivyāṃ kampamānāyāṃ śamīkarṣestapasvinī bhāryābravīt prabho bālaṃ bahiḥ kuru yathāsukham

Translation

ഭൂമി കുലുങ്ങുമ്പോൾ ശമീകർഷയിലെ തപസ്വിയുടെ ഭാര്യ പറഞ്ഞു—“പ്രഭോ, ബാലനെ പുറത്തേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുപോകുക; അവൻ സുഖമായി (സുരക്ഷിതമായി) ഇരിക്കട്ടെ.”

Speakers

• The tapasvinī (ascetic wife) speaking to her husband (a sage/ascetic associated with Śamīkarṣa).

Primary Deities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

Key Themes

• Omens and protective conduct
• Householder-ascetic life in tīrtha settings
• Tīrtha narrative framing

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why does the wife immediately instruct that the child be taken outside during an earthquake?

The passage reflects nimitta-practice (reading and responding to signs). In many dharma and omen traditions, sudden earth-tremors are treated as a dangerous inauspicious moment requiring immediate protective action, especially for children and the vulnerable.

What is the significance of “Śamīkarṣa” here?

Śamīkarṣa functions as a named sacred setting (tīrtha/āśrama locale) within the chapter’s geography-oriented narration. Even when a verse is domestic in tone, the Purāṇa anchors it in place-names to preserve a pilgrimage map and its associated legends.

Does this verse teach a ritual, or is it purely narrative?

It is narrative on the surface, but it cues a practical teaching: correct conduct in response to ominous natural signs, which the next verses explicitly connect to ‘daivajña’ (omen-expert) instruction.