Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 1), Shloka 26

Shiva’s Wedding Procession to Kailasa and the Marriage of Girija (Kali)

Devanagari script

हिमवानुवाच अनभ्रवृष्टिः किमियमुताहो ऽकुसुमं फलम् अप्रतर्क्यमचिन्त्यं च भवदागमनं त्विदम्

Transliteration

himavānuvāca anabhravṛṣṭiḥ kimiyamutāho 'kusumaṃ phalam apratarkyamacintyaṃ ca bhavadāgamanaṃ tvidam

Translation

Himavat said: “Is this a rain without clouds, or fruit without flowers? Indeed, this arrival of yours is beyond conjecture and beyond thought.”

Speakers

• Himavat speaking to the visiting sages/guests

Key Themes

• Wonder (adbhuta)
• Power of saintly presence
• Auspicious omens
• Humility before the transcendent