Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 81
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
पुलस्त्य उवाच/ एवं संस्तूयमानस्तु तस्मिन् दारुवने हरः स्वरूपी ताविदं वाक्यमुवाच वदतां वरः
pulastya uvāca/ evaṃ saṃstūyamānastu tasmin dāruvane haraḥ svarūpī tāvidaṃ vākyamuvāca vadatāṃ varaḥ
پُلستیہ نے کہا—یوں ستائش کیے جانے پر، داروون کے جنگل میں ہر اپنے حقیقی سوروپ میں ظاہر ہوا اور بولنے والوں میں افضل ہو کر تب یہ کلمات کہے۔
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FAQs
Praise (stuti) is portrayed as efficacious: it elicits revelation and instruction from the deity. The ethical thrust is that devotion and right address precede true teaching.
This is narrative transmission (carita) within the Purāṇic dialogue framework (ṛṣi-to-ṛṣi). It is not sarga/pratisarga but supports dharma-teaching through episode.
‘Sva-rūpa’ signals a shift from concealment or testing to disclosure—common in Purāṇic episodes where the deity, once properly recognized, reveals the true nature of reality and dharma.