Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 46
The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)
ततो वायुपथान्मुक्तः किंशुकोज्ज्वलविग्रहः निपपातान्तरिक्षात् स वृतः किन्नरचारणैः
tato vāyupathānmuktaḥ kiṃśukojjvalavigrahaḥ nipapātāntarikṣāt sa vṛtaḥ kinnaracāraṇaiḥ
मग वायुपथातून मुक्त होऊन, किंशुकासारख्या उज्ज्वल देहाचा तो, किन्नर व चारणांनी वेढलेला, अंतरिक्षातून खाली पडला.
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FAQs
Even in disgrace or downfall, the Purāṇic lens often preserves a cosmic order and witness: celestial beings (Kinnaras/Cāraṇas) surround the event, implying that moral causality is publicly ‘recorded’ in the universe.
Carita-style narration (illustrative episode). It does not map to Sarga/Pratisarga directly; it supports the Purāṇic function of teaching dharma through memorable events.
The kiṃśuka-bright body suggests residual splendor—status or brilliance that can persist even as one falls—while the surrounding celestial classes indicate that the cosmos participates as witness to divine judgment and karmic unfolding.