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Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 89

Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode

Devanagari script

महापाशुपतश्चासीद्भरद्वाजस्तपोधनः तस्य शिष्यो ऽप्यभूद्राजा ऋषभः सोमकेश्वरः

Transliteration

mahāpāśupataścāsīdbharadvājastapodhanaḥ tasya śiṣyo 'pyabhūdrājā ṛṣabhaḥ somakeśvaraḥ

Translation

तपोधन भरद्वाज हा एक महान पाशुपत होता. त्याचा शिष्यही एक राजा होता—ऋषभ, जो सोमकेश्वर या नावाने प्रसिद्ध होता.

Word by Word

महापाशुपतःthe great Pāśupata

चand

आसीत्was

भरद्वाजःBharadvāja

तपोधनःrich in austerity (ascetic)

तस्यof him

शिष्यःdisciple

अपिalso

अभूत्became/was

राजाking

ऋषभःṚṣabha (name)

सोमकेश्वरःSomakeśvara (name/title)

Speakers

Not explicit in the provided verses (commonly framed as Pulastya → Nārada in the Vāmana Purāṇa)

Primary Deities

Shiva

Key Themes

ShaivismGuru-Śiṣya LineageTapas/AusterityKingship integrated with ascetic discipline

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse presents tapas and Śaiva devotion as compatible with worldly rulership: spiritual attainment is not restricted to renunciants; a king can be a legitimate disciple in a rigorous Śaiva path.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita / paramparā-style material: it functions like a lineage record (succession of teachers and disciples), a common Purāṇic mode of legitimizing doctrines through transmission.

What is the symbolic significance?

By naming a royal disciple with a Śaiva epithet (Somakeśvara), the text signals the reach of Pāśupata identity across social roles, emphasizing initiation/discipleship over mere status.