Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 17
The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage
सापि क्रुद्धाब्रवीन्नूनं तथा तप्स्ये महत्तपः यथा मन्नामसंयुक्तो महिषघ्नो भविष्यति
sāpi kruddhābravīnnūnaṃ tathā tapsye mahattapaḥ yathā mannāmasaṃyukto mahiṣaghno bhaviṣyati
அவளும் கோபமுற்று கூறினாள்—“நிச்சயமாக நான் மகத்தான தவம் செய்வேன்; என் பெயருடன் இணைந்த ‘மஹிஷக்ன’ (எருமை வதம் செய்பவன்) தோன்றுவான்.”
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FAQs
Tapas amplifies intention: when fueled by krodha (anger), it can generate destructive outcomes; the verse cautions that ascetic power is ethically ambivalent and should be yoked to sattvic aims.
Still within Sarga/Pratisarga-style mythic causation (origin/forecast of a named power or epithet), rather than Manvantara or Vaṃśa genealogy.
‘Mahiṣaghna’ functions as a symbol of conquering brute, tamasic force (the ‘buffalo’ motif). The insistence on name-association suggests nāma as a carrier of śakti and narrative destiny (nāma–karma linkage).