Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 28
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
ततो हरः शरेणाथ उन्मादेनाशु ताडितः विचचार तदोन्मत्तः काननानि सरांसि च
tato haraḥ śareṇātha unmādenāśu tāḍitaḥ vicacāra tadonmattaḥ kānanāni sarāṃsi ca
Pagkaraan, si Hara, na agad na tinamaan ng palaso ng pagkalito, ay gumala—naging baliw sa pagkaligalig—sa mga gubat at sa mga lawa at sapa.
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FAQs
Even divine narratives portray the gravity of grief and mental disturbance to teach compassion and the necessity of restoring balance through higher knowledge and divine intervention.
Vamśānucarita: an illustrative episode about Śiva’s state after Satī’s death and Kāma’s intervention, embedded within broader Purāṇic instruction.
Forests and waters function as liminal spaces: the mind (Śiva’s roaming) moves through untamed impulses (forest) and emotional depths (lakes) until order is re-established.