Vamana Purana — Saptasarasvata Tirtha, Shloka 50
Harihara Revelation and the Tirtha-Glorification of Saptasarasvata in Kurukshetra
तं प्राह शंभुर्द्विज पश्य मह्यं भस्म प्रवृत्तो ऽङ्गुलितो ऽतिशुक्लम् संताडनादेव न च प्रहर्षो ममास्ति नृनं हि भवान् प्रमत्तः
taṃ prāha śaṃbhurdvija paśya mahyaṃ bhasma pravṛtto 'ṅgulito 'tiśuklam saṃtāḍanādeva na ca praharṣo mamāsti nṛnaṃ hi bhavān pramattaḥ
ရှမ္ဘုက သူ့အား ပြော၏— “အို ဒွိဇ၊ ငါ့ကို ကြည့်လော့။ ငါ့လက်ချောင်းမှ အလွန်ဖြူစင်သော ပြာမှုန့် ထွက်ပေါ်လာသည်။ သို့သော် ဤကဲ့သို့ ထင်ရှားပေါ်လွင်ခြင်းတစ်ခုတည်းကြောင့် ငါ၌ ပျော်ရွှင်ထူးကဲမှု မရှိ။ လူတို့အနက် သင်သည် မောဟိုက်၍ မာနတက်သွားပြီ။”
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FAQs
The gesture functions as a corrective demonstration: Śiva shows a superior (yet effortless) manifestation to undercut the sage’s vanity and to teach that siddhi-like signs are not grounds for self-exaltation.
Śiva models non-elation (apraharṣa) even when extraordinary power appears, teaching that true tapas is marked by steadiness, not by intoxication or display.
Not mere carelessness, but a spiritual heedlessness—loss of discernment due to pride in one’s ascetic attainment—leading to improper conduct (e.g., celebratory dancing in the surrounding narrative).