Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 35
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
ध्यात्वा क्षणं प्रस्वपिति क्षणं स्वप्नायते हरः स्वप्ने तथेदं गदति तां दृष्ट्वा दक्षकन्यकाम्
dhyātvā kṣaṇaṃ prasvapiti kṣaṇaṃ svapnāyate haraḥ svapne tathedaṃ gadati tāṃ dṛṣṭvā dakṣakanyakām
ครั้นเพ่งพินิจชั่วขณะ หระก็หลับไปชั่วครู่และเข้าสู่ความฝัน; ในความฝันนั้นเมื่อเห็นธิดาทักษะแล้ว จึงกล่าวดังนี้।
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FAQs
Even exalted beings are portrayed as engaging with human-like emotions; the ethical emphasis is on restraint, reconciliation, and restoring harmony rather than escalating conflict.
This is best categorized under Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative material (episodes about divine and semi-divine personages), rather than sarga/pratisarga or manvantara lists.
The dream-frame externalizes inner turmoil: Śiva’s brief sleep becomes a literary space where suppressed longing and reproach can be voiced, setting up a movement from separation to possible reunion.