Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 102
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
ऊर्द्ध्व मुष्ट्या अधः कोट्योः स्थानं विद्रुमभूषितम् तस्माद्भुपुटा मल्ली संजाता विविधा मुने
ūrddhva muṣṭyā adhaḥ koṭyoḥ sthānaṃ vidrumabhūṣitam tasmādbhupuṭā mallī saṃjātā vividhā mune
மேல் முத்தியும் கீழ் இடுப்புப் பக்கங்களும்/நிதம்பங்களும் இடையிலுள்ள, பவளத்தால் அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட இடத்தில், அதிலிருந்தே முனிவரே, பலவகை மல்லிகை (மல்லி) தோன்றியது।
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FAQs
The passage sacralizes the landscape by linking natural beauty (flowers, ornaments like coral) to a holy locus, implying that the tīrtha is not merely geographic but a living, auspicious environment that supports devotion and purity.
This is best classified under ancillary tīrtha-māhātmya narration rather than the core pañcalakṣaṇa; loosely it aligns with didactic/legendary expansion connected to sacred geography (often grouped with vaṃśānucarita-style narrative layering, though not genealogical here).
Jasmine (mallikā) commonly signifies purity, fragrance, and devotional offering; its ‘many forms’ suggests abundance and the manifold ways sacredness manifests in nature around a tīrtha.