Vamana Purana — Sati's Death & Virabhadra, Shloka 14
Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
देवीं निपतितां दृष्ट्वा जयां पप्रच्छ शङ्करः किमियं पतिता भूमौ निकृत्तेव लता सती
devīṃ nipatitāṃ dṛṣṭvā jayāṃ papraccha śaṅkaraḥ kimiyaṃ patitā bhūmau nikṛtteva latā satī
Nang makita ang Diyosa na nakabagsak, tinanong ni Śaṅkara si Jayā: “Sino ang banal na babaeng ito na nakahandusay sa lupa, na parang baging na naputol?”
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FAQs
Inquiry precedes action: even the powerful (Śaṅkara) seeks understanding before responding. Ethically, it models careful discernment (viveka) alongside compassion.
This is episodic narrative (carita) within the Purāṇic storytelling stream; it does not directly serve sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vamśa lists but advances the plot through dialogue.
Śiva’s question highlights the paradox of the transcendent encountering apparent vulnerability. The repeated creeper simile frames Devi as life-energy that can be ‘felled’ in the manifest realm—setting the stage for restoration and the reassertion of dharma.