Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 13
Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī
तानागतान् सुरान् दृष्ट्वा ततः शक्रपुरोगमान् विहस्य मेघगम्भीरं प्रोवाच पुरुषोत्तमः
tānāgatān surān dṛṣṭvā tataḥ śakrapurogamān vihasya meghagambhīraṃ provāca puruṣottamaḥ
சக்ரன் (இந்திரன்) முன்னணியில் வந்த தேவர்களைப் பார்த்து, புருஷோத்தமன் புன்னகைத்து மேகம்போல் ஆழ்ந்த குரலில் உரைத்தான்।
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FAQs
The Lord’s smile before speaking conveys grace and assurance: the devotee’s approach is met first with acceptance, then instruction—suggesting that divine response is compassionate, not merely transactional.
A narrative hinge within Vamśānucarita/Carita: the arrival of the Devas leads to the deity’s counsel and ensuing events that restore cosmic balance (dharma-saṃsthāpana).
‘Megha-gambhīra’ frames speech as cosmic—like rain-bearing clouds that restore fertility—implying that divine words are themselves remedial forces that re-order the world.