Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 21

The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)

Devanagari script

अन्ये ऽब्रुवंल्लोकगुरुरस्माभिश्चक्रभृद् वशी निर्व्याजेन महागन्धैरर्चितः कुसुमैः शुभैः

Transliteration

anye 'bruvaṃllokagururasmābhiścakrabhṛd vaśī nirvyājena mahāgandhairarcitaḥ kusumaiḥ śubhaiḥ

Translation

Others said: ‘The World-Teacher—He who bears the discus, the sovereign—has been worshipped by us sincerely, with excellent perfumes and with auspicious flowers.’

Word by Word

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• abruvan: said
• abruvan: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• loka-guruḥ: teacher of the world
• loka-guruḥ: Karta (कर्ता) — subject of implied ‘is/was’
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: लोकस्य गुरुः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• asmābhiḥ: by us
• asmābhiḥ: Karana (करण) / Agent-instrumental
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• cakrabhṛt: the discus-bearer (Viṣṇu)
• cakrabhṛt: Karta (कर्ता) — apposition to loka-guruḥ
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + bhṛt (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: चक्रं बिभर्ति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; epithet

• vaśī: self-controlled
• vaśī: Karta (कर्ता) — appositional qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaśin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘self-controlled’

• nirvyājena: without deceit / sincerely
• nirvyājena: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nir-vyāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषणवत् प्रयोगः (instrumental used adverbially): ‘without pretense’

• mahāgandhaiḥ: with great fragrances
• mahāgandhaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-gandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: महान्तो गन्धाः (कर्मधारय); पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• arcitaḥ: worshipped / honored
• arcitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) — predicate adjective
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arc (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; predicate to cakrabhṛt/vaśī

• kusumaiḥ: with flowers
• kusumaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kusuma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• śubhaiḥ: auspicious / beautiful
• śubhaiḥ: Karana (करण) — qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; agrees with kusumaiḥ

Speakers

• Likely within the Pulastya–Nārada narrative frame; the verse reports a group’s statement of worship

Primary Deities

• Viṣṇu

Key Themes

• Vaishnavism
• Bhakti
• Vrata/Rituals
• Sincere worship (nirvyāja)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The stress on nirvyāja (unfeigned) worship teaches that inner sincerity is the core of ritual efficacy; offerings (flowers, fragrance) become meaningful when aligned with humility and devotion.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily dharma/ācāra instruction—ritual devotion—rather than cosmogony or dynastic history; it can be cataloged as vrata-vidhi embedded in the Purāṇic narrative.

What is the symbolic significance?

Fragrance and flowers symbolize refinement of the senses and the offering of one’s cultivated virtues; ‘cakrabhṛt’ underscores divine order (dharma-cakra) that the devotee aligns with through worship.