Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 26

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

इन्द्रो ऽमरगणैः सार्द्धं निर्द्धूतस्तेजसा तया ब्रह्मणो ऽधिकतेजो ऽस्या विनिवेद्य प्रतिष्ठितः

Transliteration

indro 'maragaṇaiḥ sārddhaṃ nirddhūtastejasā tayā brahmaṇo 'dhikatejo 'syā vinivedya pratiṣṭhitaḥ

Translation

Indra, together with the hosts of immortals, being repelled by her radiance, reported to Brahmā that her splendor was greater (even) than Brahmā’s, and then remained (there/returned and stood).

Word by Word

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• amara-gaṇaiḥ: with the hosts of gods
• amara-gaṇaiḥ: Sahakāraka (सह/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amara (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; ‘group of immortals’

• sārddham: together with
• sārddham: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārddham (अव्यय)
• Form: Prepositional adverb/particle meaning ‘together with’

• nirddhūtaḥ: driven away/shaken off
• nirddhūtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-√dhū (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with indraḥ

• tejasā: by radiance/power
• tejasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• brahmaṇaḥ: from Brahmā
• brahmaṇaḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (also possible Genitive 6th); here best as Ablative with pratiṣṭhitaḥ ‘stood apart/at a distance from Brahmā’

• adhika-tejāḥ: of greater splendor
• adhika-tejāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhika (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; bahuvrīhi-like epithet in sense ‘having superior radiance’; agrees with indraḥ

• asyāḥ: of her
• asyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• vinivedya: having reported
• vinivedya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ni-√vid / vi-ni-√ved (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), ‘having informed/reported’

• pratiṣṭhitaḥ: stood/was stationed
• pratiṣṭhitaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘stood/was stationed’

Speakers

• Narrative voice (report about Indra’s action to Brahmā)

Primary Deities

• Indra
• Devāḥ (Amaragaṇa)
• Brahmā
• Devī (Kālī/Śailanandinī)

Key Themes

• Hierarchy of tejas (spiritual power)
• Devī’s transcendent śakti
• Deva consultation with Brahmā
• Sectarian harmony (integrating Devī’s primacy within Purāṇic theism)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Authority is subordinated to spiritual potency: office (Indra/Brahmā) does not guarantee access; recognition of a higher reality and truthful reporting are presented as proper conduct.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Narrative/ākhyāna material (closest to Vamśānucarita in the broad Purāṇic sense): it advances the plot through divine interactions rather than treating sarga/pratisarga/manvantara lineages.

What is the symbolic significance?

Declaring Devī’s tejas as surpassing Brahmā’s dramatizes śakti as the ultimate efficacy behind creation and governance; it also frames later divine action as dependent on her consent/aid.