Vamana Purana — Harihara Non-Duality, Shloka 21
Harihara Non-Duality and the Revelation of Sadasiva to the Ganas
ततस्तदद्भुततमं दृष्ट्वा सर्वे गणेश्वराः सुचिरं विस्मिताक्षाश्च वैलक्ष्यमगमत् परम्
tatastadadbhutatamaṃ dṛṣṭvā sarve gaṇeśvarāḥ suciraṃ vismitākṣāśca vailakṣyamagamat param
Kemudian, melihat peristiwa yang paling menakjubkan itu, semua penguasa gaṇa berdiri lama dengan mata terpinga-pinga, lalu jatuh ke dalam kekeliruan/kejanggalan yanVamana Purana,42,50,VamP 42.50,gaṇān sandīn vṛṣabhadhvajāṃstān dhārābhirevāmburāstu śailān te chādyamānāsurabāmajālairvināyakādyā balino 'pi samantān,गणान् सन्दीन् वृषभध्वजांस्तान् धाराभिरेवाम्बुरास्तु शैलान् ते छाद्यमानासुरबामजालैर्विनायकाद्या बलिनो ऽपि समन्तान्,Andhaka Vadha,Battle Narrative (Deva–Asura Yuddha),Adhyaya 42 (title not provided in input; context: Skanda/Kumāra’s battle against the Asuras and their gaṇas),50,gaṇān sandīn vṛṣabhadhvajāṃstān dhārābhirevāmburāstu śailān te chādyamānāsurabāmajālairvināyakādyā balino 'pi samantān,gaṇān sandīn vṛṣabhadhvajāṃs-tān dhārābhir evāmburāstu śailān | te chādyamānā asura-bāma-jālair vināyakādyā balino ’pi samantāt ||,Those gaṇas—attendants of the Bull-bannered Lord (Śiva)—stood firm like mountains drenched by torrents of water. Yet
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FAQs
Within the immediate narrative flow, it points to Śiva’s unexpected, intimate honoring of the Mahāpāśupata leader—an act that surprises even the gaṇa-chiefs accustomed to Śiva’s court.
Vailakṣya conveys social-spiritual discomfiture: the gaṇas witness a reversal of expected protocol or hierarchy, prompting uncertainty about status, precedence, and the meaning of Śiva’s gesture.
No. It is a literary device highlighting the extraordinariness of Śiva’s līlā; the gaṇas’ astonishment magnifies the significance of the event rather than undermining Śiva’s authority.