Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 59

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

Devanagari script

ततो दिवाकरं भूयः पाणिनादाय शङ्करः कृत्वा नामास्य लोलेति रथमारोपयत् पुनः

Transliteration

tato divākaraṃ bhūyaḥ pāṇinādāya śaṅkaraḥ kṛtvā nāmāsya loleti rathamāropayat punaḥ

Translation

Then Śaṅkara, taking the Sun (Divākara) again in his hand, and having given him the name “Lola,” placed him once more upon his chariot.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/अनन्तरार्थक

• divākaram: Divākara (the Sun)
• divākaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divākara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• bhūyaḥ: again, further
• bhūyaḥ: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक/अधिक्यबोधक (again/further)

• pāṇinā: with (his) hand
• pāṇinā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा धातु)
• Form: उपसर्ग: आ+; क्त्वान्त (absolutive) of √dā/√dā(आददाति from √dā/√dā? traditional: √dā ‘to take’ in ādāya from √dā/√dā?; standard: √dā (आददाति) ‘to take’); ‘having taken’

• śaṅkaraḥ: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṅkaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive): ‘having made/done’

• nāma: a name
• nāma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘name’ (object of kṛtvā)

• asya: of him/for him
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive/6th), एकवचन

• lolā: ‘Lolā’ (name)
• lolā: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lolā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नामरूपेण (as a proper name)

• iti: thus, as
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• ratham: chariot
• ratham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āropayat: made (him) mount / placed (him) upon
• āropayat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ruh (रुह् धातु)
• Form: णिच् (causative) ‘to cause to mount/place upon’; लङ्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: आ

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक (again)

Speakers

• Primary narrative layer not explicit in the given excerpt (often Pulastya → Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa); verse is in third-person narration

Primary Deities

• Shiva
• Surya

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Cosmic order (ṛta)
• Restoration
• Sectarian harmony (implicit through shared divine governance)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Cosmic stability is upheld by divine intervention when order is disturbed; the Sun’s reinstatement signals the restoration of dharma and regularity in the world-process.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita / carita-style narration within a broader mythic account (not sarga/pratisarga proper): it records an episode of divine action affecting cosmic function (the Sun).

What is the symbolic significance?

Śiva ‘placing’ the Sun back on the chariot symbolizes reinstallation of time, visibility, and lawful rhythm; naming (“Lola”) marks a redefined role/condition of the deity after disruption.