Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 60
The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage
पुलस्त्य उवाच ततस्तु तपसा वृद्धा देव्याः सोमप्रभा सखी भिक्षवे कथयामास यथावत् सा हि नारद
pulastya uvāca tatastu tapasā vṛddhā devyāḥ somaprabhā sakhī bhikṣave kathayāmāsa yathāvat sā hi nārada
पुलस्त्य उवाच—ततः तपसा वृद्धा देव्याः सखी सोमप्रभा भिक्षवे यथावत् सर्वं कथयामास; सा हि, हे नारद, एवमब्रवीत्।
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FAQs
The verse foregrounds tapas as a transformative discipline (vṛddhā)—a means of inner ripening that authorizes truthful narration and spiritual insight.
Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative transmission within a dialogue frame (ṛṣi-to-ṛṣi discourse), rather than cosmogenesis; it functions as episodic sacred history/teaching.
Somaprabhā (“moon-lustre”) as the Devī’s companion suggests calm, reflective clarity supporting the Devī’s ascetic aim—preparing the listener for the motive of Pārvatī’s tapas.