Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 1), Shloka 69

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

Devanagari script

ततः संपूजिता जग्मुः सुराणां मन्त्रणाय ते ते ऽप्याजग्मुर्हरं द्रष्टुं ब्रह्मविष्ण्विन्द्रभास्कराः

Transliteration

tataḥ saṃpūjitā jagmuḥ surāṇāṃ mantraṇāya te te 'pyājagmurharaṃ draṣṭuṃ brahmaviṣṇvindrabhāskarāḥ

Translation

Thereafter, having been duly honored, they went for the consultation of the gods. Those too—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Indra, and Bhāskara (the Sun)—came to see Hara.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, कालसूचक (temporal adverb)

• saṃpūjitāḥ: having been duly honoured
• saṃpūjitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃpūjita (कृदन्त; √pūj पूज्, उपसर्गः सम्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying te)

• jagmuḥ: went
• jagmuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु; गम् गतौ)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• surāṇām: of the gods
• surāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• mantraṇāya: for consultation/counsel
• mantraṇāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (purpose)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• te: those (very ones)
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

• ājagmuḥ: came
• ājagmuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु; गम् गतौ)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; उपसर्गः आ (towards)

• haram: Hara (Śiva)
• haram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• draṣṭum: to see
• draṣṭum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु; दृश् दर्शन)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्ययवत्; प्रयोजनार्थ (purpose)

• brahma: Brahmā
• brahma: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वे घटक (member of a list)

• viṣṇu: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇu: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वे घटक

• indra: Indra
• indra: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वे घटक

• bhāskarāḥ: Bhāskaras (the Sun-god[s])
• bhāskarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सूची-समाहार (collective listing)

Speakers

• Narratorial voice; frame likely Pulastya→Nārada (not explicit in excerpt)

Primary Deities

• Shiva (Hara)
• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Indra
• Surya (Bhāskara)

Key Themes

• Sectarian harmony (Śiva approached by Brahmā and Viṣṇu)
• Divine governance (mantraṇā/council)
• Deva collaboration
• Bhakti and darśana (coming to see Hara)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Right governance—even among devas—requires consultation (mantraṇā) and shared deliberation; spiritual and worldly crises are addressed through collective counsel and seeking darśana of the highest principle represented here by Hara.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita / episodic narrative: it situates divine actors (Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Indra, Sūrya) in a consultative event, typical of Purāṇic history-style narration rather than the five strict cosmological marks.

What is the symbolic significance?

Brahmā and Viṣṇu approaching Śiva for darśana signals complementarity rather than rivalry—an implicit Harihara-style synthesis where cosmic functions (creation, preservation, sovereignty, illumination) converge toward the supreme auspicious (Śiva) for resolution.