Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 32
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
ततो नदीषु पुण्यासु सरस्सु च नदेषु च पुलुनेषु च रम्येषु वापीषु नलिनीषु च
tato nadīṣu puṇyāsu sarassu ca nadeṣu ca puluneṣu ca ramyeṣu vāpīṣu nalinīṣu ca
پھر وہ پاکیزہ ندیوں میں، جھیلوں اور نالوں میں؛ دلکش ریتیلے کناروں پر، اور باولیوں اور کنول کے تالابوں میں (بھٹکتا رہا)۔
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FAQs
Even the greatest (Maheśvara) is portrayed as moving through sacred places while inwardly unsettled—suggesting that external sanctity (tīrtha) supports, but does not automatically replace, inner composure; one must integrate outer pilgrimage with inner contemplation.
Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative (character-episode description). It is not sarga/pratisarga; it functions as an episode within a larger storyline describing the deity’s conduct and movement through sacred locales.
The catalog of waters (rivers, lakes, wells, lotus-ponds) symbolizes successive ‘cooling’ remedies for a heat of grief; yet the continuing movement implies the restlessness of viraha—nature mirrors the seeker’s attempt to find relief.