Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 45
The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage
बटुरूपं समाधाय आषाढी मुञ्जमेखली यज्ञोपवीती छत्री च मृगाजिनधरस्तथा
baṭurūpaṃ samādhāya āṣāḍhī muñjamekhalī yajñopavītī chatrī ca mṛgājinadharastathā
Baginda mengambil rupa seorang brahmacārin muda, mengenakan busana Āṣāḍha, berikat pinggang dengan tali rumput muñja, memakai yajñopavīta (benang suci), membawa payung, serta berselimut kulit rusa.
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FAQs
The divine may approach the world through humility and dhārmic appearance; the verse foregrounds brahmacarya insignia (thread, belt, deer-skin) to evoke trust, restraint, and Vedic legitimacy—virtues that set the stage for testing a king’s generosity and truthfulness.
Vamśānucarita/Carita (narrative of divine deeds): it belongs to the avatāra-episode describing Vishnu’s conduct and strategy in the Bali narrative rather than cosmogenesis (sarga) or dissolution (pralaya).
The brahmacārin costume symbolizes tapas, restraint, and the moral authority of Vedic order; it also functions as līlā—concealing infinite power under simplicity, a recurring Purāṇic motif in the Vāmana–Bali dynamic.