Vamana Purana — Narada Questions Pulastya, Shloka 22
Narada Questions Pulastya: The Vamana Purana Begins and Satī’s Monsoon Lament
नीलैश्च मेघैश्च समावृतं नभः पुष्षैश्च सर्ज्जा मुकुलैश्च नीपाः फलैश्च बिल्वाः पयसा तथापगाः पत्रैः सपद्मैश्च महासरांसि
nīlaiśca meghaiśca samāvṛtaṃ nabhaḥ puṣṣaiśca sarjjā mukulaiśca nīpāḥ phalaiśca bilvāḥ payasā tathāpagāḥ patraiḥ sapadmaiśca mahāsarāṃsi
Ang langit ay natakpan ng maiitim na ulap; ang mga punong śarjja ay hitik sa mga bulaklak; ang mga punong nīpa ay puno ng mga usbong. Ang mga punong bilva ay mabigat sa bunga; ang mga ilog ay umaagos na punô ng tubig; at ang malalaking lawa ay natatabingan ng mga dahon at mga lotus.
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FAQs
The verse sets a worldly, auspicious seasonal scene—abundance in trees and waters—often used to motivate domestic comfort. In the ensuing dialogue, this external prosperity becomes a foil for Śiva’s ascetic non-possessiveness, highlighting vairāgya and contentment independent of material conditions.
This is not sarga/pratisarga material; it belongs more to ākhyāna (narrative discourse) and dharma/ācāra-oriented instruction by exemplifying an ascetic ethic through dialogue—closest to didactic narrative within vamśānucarita/charita-style sections rather than cosmogenesis.
Clouds, fruits, and lotus-filled lakes symbolize the fullness of saṃsāric life—beauty, fertility, and comfort. The text uses such fullness to test or contrast Śiva’s stance: true ‘wealth’ is inner tranquility, not accumulation.