Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 2), Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

एवं क्रीडां हरः कृत्वा समं च गिरिकन्यया आगच्छद् दक्षिणां वेदिमृषिभिः सेवितां दृढाम्

Transliteration

evaṃ krīḍāṃ haraḥ kṛtvā samaṃ ca girikanyayā āgacchad dakṣiṇāṃ vedimṛṣibhiḥ sevitāṃ dṛḍhām

Translation

Thus, having sported (enjoyed divine play), Hara, together with the Daughter of the Mountain, came to the southern altar-platform (vedī), firm and well-established, which was attended by sages.

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus
• evaṃ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: Prakāra-avyaya (adverb of manner)

• krīḍām: play, sport
• krīḍām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krīḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Ktvānta (क्त्वान्त) absolutive; ‘having done’

• samam: together
• samam: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb) meaning ‘together/equally’; used with instrumental

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya (conjunction)

• giri-kanyayā: with the mountain’s daughter (Pārvatī)
• giri-kanyayā: Sahakāraka (सह/सहकर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक) + kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: ‘gireḥ kanyā’ (daughter of the mountain)

• āgacchat: came
• āgacchat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ lakāra, Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• dakṣiṇām: southern/right-side
• dakṣiṇām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of vedim

• vedim: altar
• vedim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vedi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• ṛṣibhiḥ: by sages
• ṛṣibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti, Bahuvacana (plural)

• sevitām: served, attended
• sevitām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sev (धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त) past passive participle; Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of vedim

• dṛḍhām: firm, solid
• dṛḍhām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of vedim

Speakers

• Narrative voice not specified in input (often framed as Pulastya → Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa)

Primary Deities

• Śiva (Hara)
• Pārvatī (Girikanyā)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Ritual space (vedī) and ṛṣi presence
• Divine līlā (krīḍā)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Divine līlā is not opposed to Vedic order: after playful intimacy, Śiva and Pārvatī move toward a consecrated, sage-attended ritual space, suggesting that dharma and sanctity frame and stabilize even divine play.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is best classed under ākhyāna / dharma-anuśaṅga within 'Vamśānucarita' or allied narrative sections rather than core cosmogenesis; it is episodic narration tied to sacred/ritual setting and ṛṣi participation.

What is the symbolic significance?

The 'dakṣiṇā vedī' and the presence of ṛṣis symbolize the anchoring of divine power in yajña-space and tradition; the couple’s approach can signify the integration of śakti (Girikanyā) with īśvara (Hara) in a ritually affirmed cosmos.