Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 44
The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage
पूजां करोति तस्यैव तं पश्यति मुहुर्मुहुः ततो ऽस्यास्तुष्टिमगमच्छ्रद्धया त्रिपुरान्तकृत्
pūjāṃ karoti tasyaiva taṃ paśyati muhurmuhuḥ tato 'syāstuṣṭimagamacchraddhayā tripurāntakṛt
அவள் அவரையே பூஜித்து மீண்டும் மீண்டும் அவரை நோக்கினாள்; அப்போது அவளின் பக்தியால் திரிபுராந்தகன் (சிவன்) அவளிடம் திருப்தியடைந்தான்।
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FAQs
Steady, repeated attention (muhur muhuḥ) and faith (śraddhā) are portrayed as decisive causes for divine grace—devotion matures through constancy rather than novelty.
This is devotional-ethical narrative (ākhyāna) illustrating dharma/bhakti-phala (the fruit of worship), not a cosmological (sarga/pratisarga) passage.
Tripurāntaka signifies the overcoming of the ‘triple’ bonds/impurities; Śiva’s pleasure arising from śraddhā highlights that inner alignment is the true ‘offering’ that activates ritual and image-worship.