Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 2), Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

अन्यातिक्रान्तमीशानं श्रुत्वा स्तनभरालसा अनिन्दत रुषा बाला यौवनं स्वं कृशोदरी

Transliteration

anyātikrāntamīśānaṃ śrutvā stanabharālasā anindata ruṣā bālā yauvanaṃ svaṃ kṛśodarī

Translation

Another girl—slender-waisted yet languid from the weight of her breasts—on hearing that Īśāna (Śiva) had passed by, angrily blamed her own youth.

Word by Word

• anyā: the other (woman)
• anyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• atikrāntam: having passed beyond, gone past
• atikrāntam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ati-√kram (धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त) past passive participle; Napuṃsaka, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of īśānam

• īśānam: Īśāna (Śiva)
• īśānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; proper name/title of Śiva

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: Ktvānta (क्त्वान्त) absolutive; ‘having heard’

• stana-bhara-ālasā: weary from the weight of (her) breasts
• stana-bhara-ālasā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: stana (प्रातिपदिक) + bhara (प्रातिपदिक) + ālasā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: ‘stana-bhareṇa ālasā’ (weary due to the burden of breasts)

• anindata: did not blame / did not censure
• anindata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nind (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ lakāra (लङ्, imperfect/past), Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada; with privative a- gives sense ‘did not blame/ did not censure’

• ruṣā: with anger, angrily
• ruṣā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ruṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; bhāva-vācaka (instrumental of manner)

• bālā: the girl
• bālā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bālā (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; apposition to anyā

• yauvanam: youth
• yauvanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yauvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• svam: her own
• svam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of yauvanam

• kṛśodarī: slender-waisted (woman)
• kṛśodarī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛśa (प्रातिपदिक) + udarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi: ‘kṛśaṃ udaraṃ yasyāḥ’

Speakers

• Not explicit in given verses (likely within Pulastya–Nārada frame typical of Vāmana Purāṇa)

Primary Deities

• Shiva

Key Themes

• Śaiva presence (Īśāna) as narrative catalyst
• Human emotion: frustration, missed opportunity
• Body-description as Purāṇic poetic device

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "raudra", "secondaryRasa": "karuna", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Missed spiritual opportunity (darśana) becomes a mirror for self-reproach: the verse suggests how attachment to bodily states and timing can generate frustration, hinting that one should cultivate steadier readiness rather than reactive regret.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Like the prior verses, it is not sarga/pratisarga; it is an ākhyāna-style descriptive unit embedded in a larger narrative flow (often accompanying tīrtha/deity glorification episodes).

What is the symbolic significance?

Īśāna ‘passing by’ symbolizes fleeting grace or the moment of encounter; the girl’s anger at her own youth underscores how even ‘advantages’ (youth/beauty) can become causes of agitation when the mind is not aligned with higher purpose.