Vamana Purana — Narada Questions Pulastya, Shloka 13
Narada Questions Pulastya: The Vamana Purana Begins and Satī’s Monsoon Lament
एवमुक्तो भवान्या तु शङ्करो वाक्यमब्रवीत् निराश्रयो ऽहं सुदती सदारण्यचरः शुभे
evamukto bhavānyā tu śaṅkaro vākyamabravīt nirāśrayo 'haṃ sudatī sadāraṇyacaraḥ śubhe
Được Bhavānī thưa như vậy, Śaṅkara đáp lời: “Hỡi người răng đẹp, hỡi bậc cát tường, ta không có chỗ ở cố định; ta hằng sống và du hành trong rừng.”
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FAQs
Śiva’s self-description emphasizes vairāgya (non-attachment) and homelessness as an ascetic virtue—divinity is not tied to possessions or settled life, but to inner steadiness and dharma.
This verse functions within ākhyāna/vaṃśānucarita-style narrative movement rather than cosmogenesis; it is best grouped under Vamśānucarita/Carita (narrative of divine personages) rather than Sarga/Pratisarga.
“Nirāśraya” and “āraṇyacara” symbolically mark Śiva as the archetypal yogin beyond social anchoring; the forest signifies liminality where worldly order thins and spiritual insight is foregrounded.