Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 43
The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage
विनोदनार्थं पार्वत्या मृन्मयः शूलधृग् हरः कृतस्तु तेजसा युक्तो भद्रमस्त्विति साब्रवीत्
vinodanārthaṃ pārvatyā mṛnmayaḥ śūladhṛg haraḥ kṛtastu tejasā yukto bhadramastviti sābravīt
पार्वत्या विनोदनार्थं मृन्मयः शूलधृग् हरः कृतः; स तेजसा युक्तोऽभवत्, सा च ‘भद्रमस्तु’ इति अब्रवीत्।
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FAQs
Even a seemingly playful act can become a vehicle of devotion: intention (bhāva) and auspicious resolve can ‘charge’ an act with sacred potency.
It is narrative (ākhyāna) centered on divine conduct, functioning as dharma-upadeśa through story rather than cosmology or genealogical catalogues.
The clay (mṛd) form suggests accessibility of worship—divinity can be approached through simple materials—while ‘tejas’ indicates that sacred presence is not limited to precious substances but arises through sanctifying intent and grace.