Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 33
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
पर्वतेषु च रम्येषु काननेषु च सानुषु विचारन् स्वेच्छया नैव शर्म लेभे महेश्वरः
parvateṣu ca ramyeṣu kānaneṣu ca sānuṣu vicāran svecchayā naiva śarma lebhe maheśvaraḥ
రమ్యమైన పర్వతాలలోను, అరణ్యాలలోను, కొండచరియలపైను స్వేచ్ఛగా సంచరించినా మహేశ్వరునికి ఏమాత్రం శాంతి లభించలేదు।
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FAQs
Freedom of movement (svecchā) and even the most beautiful environments do not guarantee peace; śarma arises from resolution of inner conflict—an implicit teaching on the primacy of inner sādhana over external change.
Carita-focused narration (not cosmogenesis). It contributes to the Purāṇic function of illustrating dharma/psychology through divine exemplars rather than enumerating genealogies or creation cycles.
Mountains and forests often signify ascetic refuge; the statement that even there Śiva finds no śarma underscores the depth of viraha and dramatizes the tension between yogic detachment and affectionate bonds in Purāṇic theology.