Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 60
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
ततस्ते मौनिनस्तस्थुः सर्व एव महर्षयः तदाश्रमाणि सर्वाणि परिचक्राम नारदः
tataste mauninastasthuḥ sarva eva maharṣayaḥ tadāśramāṇi sarvāṇi paricakrāma nāradaḥ
Então todos aqueles grandes sábios permaneceram em silêncio. Nesse momento, Nārada percorreu em volta todos os āśrama (ermitórios).
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FAQs
Silence here functions as a moral and cognitive pause—either reverent restraint or uncertainty—before action. The arrival/movement of Nārada implies that wisdom must be activated and communicated, not merely held as inward austerity.
This is narrative-carita material that supports dharma teaching through story. Nārada’s role is typical of Purāṇas: he links scenes and triggers disclosure, rather than contributing to genealogical (vaṃśa) or cosmological (sarga) catalogues here.
Nārada ‘circulating the āśramas’ symbolizes the spread of inquiry and the unsettling of complacent orthodoxy. In many Purāṇic frames, he is the agent through whom divine play (līlā) becomes a lesson for communities of practitioners.