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Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 38

Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode

Devanagari script

श्रूयसे दृश्यसे नित्यं स्पृश्यसे वन्द्यसे प्रिये आलिङ्ग्यसे च सततं किमर्थं नाभिभाषसे

Transliteration

śrūyase dṛśyase nityaṃ spṛśyase vandyase priye āliṅgyase ca satataṃ kimarthaṃ nābhibhāṣase

Translation

ที่รัก เจ้าเป็นผู้ถูกกล่าวถึงและถูกเห็นอยู่เสมอ ถูกสัมผัสและได้รับการนอบน้อมบูชา ถูกโอบกอดไม่ขาดสาย—เหตุใดจึงไม่กล่าวกับข้า?

Word by Word

śrūyaseyou are heard

dṛśyaseyou are seen

nityamalways

spṛśyaseyou are touched

vandyaseyou are saluted / revered

priyeO beloved

āliṅgyaseyou are embraced

caand

satatamcontinually

kimarthamwhy / for what reason

nanot

abhibhāṣaseyou speak (to me) / address

Speakers

Unspecified male speaker addressing his beloved (dialogue context not given in input); likely within the Purana’s frame-narration (often Pulastya–Nārada)but speaker here cannot be confirmed from the excerpt alone.

Key Themes

Bhakti (as affective speech-pattern, if applied devotionally)Viraha (separation/estrangement)Ethics of compassion and responsiveness in relationshipsDialogue and reconciliation

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "karuna", "secondaryRasa": "shringara", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse dramatizes the ethical demand for responsiveness: intimacy and outward acts (seeing, touching, embracing, revering) are incomplete without truthful communication. In dharma-literature, speech (satya-vāk) and mutual acknowledgement are essential for sustaining relationship and social order.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is best classified under Vamśānucarita / narrative episode (ākhyāna) rather than cosmological Sarga/Pratisarga. It functions as a character-centered scene within the Purāṇic storytelling stream.

What is the symbolic significance?

On a symbolic reading common in Purāṇic exegesis, the ‘beloved who is near yet silent’ can mirror the devotee’s experience of the divine—present in signs and rituals, yet seemingly unresponsive—thereby intensifying longing and prompting deeper inward inquiry.