Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 6

Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī

Devanagari script

यथा च पार्वतीकोशात् समुद्धभूता हि कौशिकी यथा हतवती शुम्भं निसुम्भं च महासुरम्

Transliteration

yathā ca pārvatīkośāt samuddhabhūtā hi kauśikī yathā hatavatī śumbhaṃ nisumbhaṃ ca mahāsuram

Translation

আৰু কোৱা, পাৰ্বতীৰ কোষৰ পৰা কৌশিকী কেনেকৈ উদ্ভৱ হ’ল, আৰু তেওঁ মহাসুৰ শুম্ভ আৰু নিশুম্ভক কেনেকৈ বধ কৰিলে।

Word by Word

• yathā: as, just as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable), उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/"as")

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• pārvatī-kośāt: from Pārvatī's sheath/covering
• pārvatī-kośāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक) + kośa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): pārvatyāḥ kośaḥ → pārvatīkośaḥ; kośāt = "from the sheath/covering"

• sam-uddha-bhūtā: arisen/emerged forth
• sam-uddha-bhūtā: Karta (कर्ता) / Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + ud + √bhū (भू धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/क्तवतु-भाव), Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; upasarga: सम्+उद्; agrees with kauśikī

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, निपात (particle), emphasis/indeed

• kauśikī: Kauśikī (the goddess)
• kauśikī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kauśikī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; proper name

• yathā: as, just as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, उपमान/प्रकारवाचक ("as") introducing second comparison

• hatavatī: (she) slew / having slain
• hatavatī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (हन् धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: Perfect participle in -वत् (क्तवतु-प्रत्यय), Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; "having slain"; agrees with (implicit) kauśikī

• śumbham: Śumbha
• śumbham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śumbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; proper name

• nisumbham: Niśumbha
• nisumbham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nisumbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; proper name

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• mahā-asuram: the great demon
• mahā-asuram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; कर्मधारय-समास: mahān asuraḥ → mahāsuraḥ; here acc. sg. mahāsuram

Speakers

• Nārada to Brahmā (requesting detailed narration)

Primary Deities

• Pārvatī (Devī)
• Kauśikī (Devī’s manifestation)

Key Themes

• Devi theology
• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Protective divine power (śakti)
• Mythic warfare as restoration of dharma

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The Goddess is portrayed as responsive protective power: when disorder intensifies (asura domination), śakti manifests in a decisive form to restore balance. Ethically, it reinforces that adharma-driven power (asuric rule) is ultimately self-defeating.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita/Carita (narratives of divine manifestations and exploits), with an embedded Deva–Asura conflict motif often used across Purāṇas to illustrate dharma’s reassertion.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Kośa’ (sheath) imagery suggests a latent potency becoming explicit—an unveiling of inner radiance/power. Kauśikī’s emergence signals that the divine can externalize a specialized form suited to a specific cosmic crisis.