Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

ततः प्रवृद्धिं सुतरामगच्छन्त निशाचराः पुत्रपौत्रार्थसंयुक्ताः सदाटारसमन्विताः

Transliteration

tataḥ pravṛddhiṃ sutarāmagacchanta niśācarāḥ putrapautrārthasaṃyuktāḥ sadāṭārasamanvitāḥ

Translation

Thereafter the night-rangers attained very great increase, endowed with sons and grandsons and with wealth/resources, and accompanied by attendants/retainers.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• प्रवृद्धिम्: growth/prosperity
• प्रवृद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सुतराम्: very greatly/exceedingly
• सुतराम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुतराम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तीव्रतावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (intensifier adverb)

• अगच्छन्: went/attained
• अगच्छन्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; छन्दसि/पाठभेदे ‘अगच्छन्त’

• निशाचराः: night-wanderers (demons)
• निशाचराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक) + चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• पुत्रपौत्रार्थसंयुक्ताः: endowed with sons, grandsons, and prosperity
• पुत्रपौत्रार्थसंयुक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समाहार/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (पुत्र-पौत्र-अर्थैः संयुक्ताः = endowed with sons, grandsons, and wealth/aims)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, नित्यत्ववाचक क्रियाविशेषण (always)

• आटारसमन्विताः: endowed with āṭāra (term uncertain; possibly provisions/means)
• आटारसमन्विताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आटार (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त; सम्+अनु+√इ/√वृ? ‘endowed with’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (आटारेण समन्विताः/आटारयुक्ताः); ‘आटार’ = uncertain/rare term (possibly ‘आहार’/‘आडम्बर’ पाठभेद)

Speakers

• Pulastya (narrating within the Pulastya–Nārada dialogue frame)

Key Themes

• Vamśānucarita (dynastic/lineage narration)
• Prosperity markers (offspring, wealth, followers)
• Power consolidation

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Prosperity is presented in classical Purāṇic terms: continuity of lineage (sons/grandsons), material capacity (artha), and social infrastructure (retainers). The verse also warns implicitly that power can accumulate rapidly when social cohesion and resources align.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita: it reports the flourishing of a particular class/lineage. Such passages often serve as prelude to later conflict episodes by establishing the adversary’s strength.

What is the symbolic significance?

Offspring, wealth, and attendants symbolize the three supports of worldly dominion: succession, treasury, and force/administration. The Purāṇic narrative uses these as shorthand for the rise of a power that may later require divine rebalancing.