Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 34

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

इत्येवमुक्तो गिरिणा हरश्चक्रे मतिं च ताम् तस्थावाश्रममाश्रित्य त्यक्त्वा वासं निराश्रयम्

Transliteration

ityevamukto giriṇā haraścakre matiṃ ca tām tasthāvāśramamāśritya tyaktvā vāsaṃ nirāśrayam

Translation

فلما خوطب هَرَ (Hara) من قِبَل سيّد الجبل على هذا النحو، اتخذ العزم ذاته؛ فآوى إلى آشراما (āśrama) وأقام هناك، بعد أن ترك مسكناً لا سند له ولا ملجأ.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• उक्तः: having been addressed
• उक्तः: Kriya (क्रिया/Participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘having been spoken to/told’

• गिरिणा: by the mountain (Himavat)
• गिरिणा: Karana (करण/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चक्रे: made, formed
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मतिम्: intention, resolve
• मतिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (refers to ‘mati’)

• तस्थौ: stood, remained
• तस्थौ: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आश्रमम्: hermitage
• आश्रमम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘having resorted to’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आश्रित्य: having resorted to
• आश्रित्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रि (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive)

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (gerund/absolutive)

• वासम्: dwelling, residence
• वासम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• निराश्रयम्: without support/refuge
• निराश्रयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निराश्रय (प्रातिपदिक; निर् + आश्रय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक-तत्पुरुष/नञ्-भाव (without refuge); विशेषण (qualifying वासम्)

Speakers

• Narrative voice (dialogue framework not explicit in excerpt; often Pulastya → Nārada)

Primary Deities

• Shiva (Hara)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Renunciation
• Tapas
• Ashrama discipline

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "vira", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Renunciation is shown not as homelessness for its own sake, but as purposeful relocation into a discipline-supporting environment (āśrama). The ethical thrust is intention-guided detachment—giving up what does not serve sādhana.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Like the prior verse, it is best classified as narrative of divine conduct (carita), not a genealogical list or cosmic cycle. It supports Purāṇic dharma by exemplifying ascetic ideals.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Abandoning a shelterless dwelling’ can be read as leaving unstable, ungrounded modes of living/thinking and entering an āśrama—symbol of ordered practice, vows, and inner anchoring.