Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 1), Shloka 36

Shiva’s Wedding Procession to Kailasa and the Marriage of Girija (Kali)

Devanagari script

भीममुग्रं महेशानं महादेवं पशोः पतिम् वयं तेन प्रेषिताः स्मस्त्वत्सकाशं गिरीश्वर

Transliteration

bhīmamugraṃ maheśānaṃ mahādevaṃ paśoḥ patim vayaṃ tena preṣitāḥ smastvatsakāśaṃ girīśvara

Translation

Yang menggerunkan dan dahsyat—Maheśāna, Mahādeva, Paśupati, Tuhan segala makhluk—oleh-Nya kami telah diutus menghadapmu, wahai Penguasa Gunung.

Speakers

• Not specified in the excerpt (likely emissaries/speakers within a stotra-dialogue context addressing Śiva as Girīśvara)

Primary Deities

• Shiva

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Bhakti
• Divine majesty (ugra/bhīma) balanced with lordship and protection

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Approaching the divine may involve awe (bhīma/ugra), yet that same power is protective and directive—‘we are sent’ suggests a providential order. Ethically, it models humility: one comes not as an equal claimant but as a messenger/servant before the Lord.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is narrative-linked devotional theology (stuti) serving dharma-upadeśa. It is not a direct treatment of sarga/pratisarga, but supports the Purāṇa’s instructive layering within genealogical and episodic narration.

What is the symbolic significance?

Paśupati signifies the Lord who frees bound beings (paśu) from pāśa (bondage). Girīśvara evokes the transcendence and steadiness of the ‘mountain’—the unshakable ground of reality—while the ‘terrible/fierce’ epithets indicate the power that destroys ignorance and adharma.