Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 103
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
पुष्पोत्तमानि रम्याणि सुरभीणि च नारद जातियुक्तानि देवेन स्वयमाचरितानि च
puṣpottamāni ramyāṇi surabhīṇi ca nārada jātiyuktāni devena svayamācaritāni ca
Ó Nārada, as flores mais excelentes—belas e perfumadas—dotadas de características próprias conforme cada espécie; e foram também moldadas/ordenadas pela própria divindade.
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FAQs
Nature’s excellence—beauty, fragrance, and diversity—is presented as divinely grounded, encouraging reverence toward the sacred environment and mindful use of flowers in worship rather than mere consumption.
Falls outside strict pañcalakṣaṇa categories; it is part of māhātmya-style descriptive theology that supports dharma through sacred-place glorification.
‘Best, fragrant, species-endowed’ flowers symbolize ordered plurality: many forms (jāti) harmonized under a single divine source—mirroring Purāṇic themes of unity behind diversity.