Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 27

The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)

Devanagari script

अन्ये ऽब्रवञ्छशाङ्केन ध्रुवं रक्षा कृतात्मनः पदद्वयं समभ्यर्च्य विष्णोरमिततेजसः

Transliteration

anye 'bravañchaśāṅkena dhruvaṃ rakṣā kṛtātmanaḥ padadvayaṃ samabhyarcya viṣṇoramitatejasaḥ

Translation

Others said: “Surely, protection was secured by the Moon, whose self was disciplined, by duly worshiping the two feet (padadvaya) of Viṣṇu of immeasurable splendor.”

Word by Word

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• abravan: said/spoke
• abravan: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• śaśāṅkena: by the moon
• śaśāṅkena: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśāṅka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• dhruvam: surely/certainly
• dhruvam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/adverb)

• rakṣā: protection
• rakṣā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• kṛtātmanaḥ: of the self-controlled (one)
• kṛtātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive Tatpurusha): ‘कृतः आत्मा यस्य’ इति; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• padadvayam: the pair of feet / two words
• padadvayam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समास (numeral determinative): नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• samabhyarcya: having worshipped
• samabhyarcya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√arc (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action): ‘समभ्यर्च्य’ = having duly worshipped

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• amitatejasaḥ: of immeasurable splendor
• amitatejasaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amita (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: ‘अमितं तेजः यस्य’ (as adjective); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), विशेषण (qualifying ‘viṣṇoḥ’)

Speakers

• Unnamed narratorial voice reporting ‘others said’ (anye abravan); larger frame traditionally Pulastya–Nārada (not explicit in given verses)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Viṣṇu)
• Candra (Chaśāṅka)

Key Themes

• Vaishnavism
• Bhakti (pāda-sevā)
• Vrata/Rituals
• Divine protection (rakṣā)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Self-discipline (kṛtātman) paired with reverent devotion—especially humility expressed as worship of the Lord’s feet—yields ‘rakṣā’ (protection), implying that inner restraint and surrender together ground spiritual security.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Didactic anucarita (illustrative account) used to teach dharma and bhakti-practice; it is not a dynastic genealogy but a moralized explanation of a cosmic entity’s status.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Padadvaya’ highlights pāda-sevā (service at the feet) as the core bhakti posture—lowliness and refuge—while ‘amitatejas’ underscores Viṣṇu as the inexhaustible source of splendor that stabilizes and guards devotees.