Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 7
The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage
अथोचुर्देवताः सर्वाः किं त्वियं जनयिष्यति पुत्रं महिषहन्तारं ब्रह्मन् व्याख्यातुमर्हसि
athocurdevatāḥ sarvāḥ kiṃ tviyaṃ janayiṣyati putraṃ mahiṣahantāraṃ brahman vyākhyātumarhasi
अथ सर्वा देवताः ऊचुः—किं त्वियं जनयिष्यति पुत्रं महिषहन्तारं? ब्रह्मन्, व्याख्यातुमर्हसि नः।
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FAQs
The gods’ inquiry frames divine action as purposeful and intelligible: cosmic disorder (a powerful asura) is met by a proportionate, dharma-restoring counterforce. The verse also implies that even divine outcomes are discussed through counsel and discernment, not arbitrariness.
Primarily Vamśānucarita / narrative of divine and demonic lineages and conflicts (deva–asura struggle), with a secondary link to Sarga-type motifs insofar as ‘tejas’ and creative begetting are invoked.
‘Mahiṣa’ (buffalo) often symbolizes brute tamas and unchecked force; the anticipated ‘slayer’ represents the restoration of sattva and dharma through a divinely sanctioned potency. The address to ‘brahman’ highlights that right knowledge (vyākhyā) guides right action.