Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 1), Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

ते ऽप्याजग्मुस्त्वरावन्तः कार्यं मत्वा महत्तदा विविशुर्विस्मयाविष्टाः सौवर्णेष्वासनेषु ते

Transliteration

te 'pyājagmustvarāvantaḥ kāryaṃ matvā mahattadā viviśurvismayāviṣṭāḥ sauvarṇeṣvāsaneṣu te

Translation

They too arrived in haste, understanding that the task was great at that time; filled with wonder, they took their places upon golden seats.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle: 'also/even')

• आजग्मुः: came/arrived
• आजग्मुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• त्वरावन्तः: hasty/with haste
• त्वरावन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरा + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier) ते

• कार्यम्: the task/matter
• कार्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मत्वा: having considered
• मत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; अर्थः: 'having thought/considered'

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier) कार्यम्

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (temporal adverb: 'then/at that time')

• विविशुः: entered
• विविशुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• विस्मयाविष्टाः: filled with astonishment
• विस्मयाविष्टाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मय + आविष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्यय from आ+विश्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) 'आविष्ट' = 'entered/possessed'; विशेषणम् (qualifier) ते

• सौवर्णेषु: in golden
• सौवर्णेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier) आसनेषु

• आसनेषु: on seats
• आसनेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्त-सर्वनाम (resumptive 'they')

Speakers

• Narrative voice (descriptive)

Key Themes

• Cosmic Assemblies
• Ritual/Regal Imagery (āsana)
• Personification of Geography
• Awe before Dharma/Divine Purpose

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Recognizing the gravity of a collective duty leads to prompt action; wonder (vismaya) here is not paralysis but reverent attentiveness—an ideal response to dharmic summons.

How does this fit the Pañcalakṣaṇa?

This remains in the narrative/etiological mode (ākhyāna) supporting the Purāṇa’s role as a sacred cosmography; it is not directly sarga/pratisarga but contributes to the Purāṇic ‘world-description’ function often associated with sarga-related material.

What is the symbolic significance?

Golden seats signify honor and sacral kingship transferred to natural powers, portraying the cosmos as a court where even mountains ‘sit’ as dignitaries—implying that sacred geography is a living polity aligned to a higher purpose.