Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 8
The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage
ततो ऽब्रवीत् सुरपतिर्नेयं शक्ता तपस्विनी शार्वं धारयितुं तेजो वराकी मुच्यातां त्वियम्
tato 'bravīt surapatirneyaṃ śaktā tapasvinī śārvaṃ dhārayituṃ tejo varākī mucyātāṃ tviyam
于是诸神之主说道：“这位女苦行者无法承受沙尔瓦（湿婆）的炽烈神威。可怜的女子——让她从这重负中解脱吧。”
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FAQs
Power must be matched to capacity: even a tapasvinī may be unfit to contain a higher ‘tejas’. Ethically, Indra’s counsel introduces compassion and prudence—dharma includes not imposing what cannot be borne.
Vamśānucarita / deva–asura narrative context, with a thematic overlap into Sarga-like discourse on ‘tejas’ as a creative/destructive cosmic principle.
Śārva-tejas signifies the absolute, transformative force of Rudra. The inability to ‘bear’ it symbolizes the limits of embodied forms before unmediated divinity—necessitating mediation, containment, or a more suitable vessel for the divine purpose.