Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 17

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

Devanagari script

तामाराध्य महातिथ्यां श्रद्धया परयामराः प्रार्थयध्वं सतीं मेनां प्रालेयाद्रेरिहार्थतः

Transliteration

tāmārādhya mahātithyāṃ śraddhayā parayāmarāḥ prārthayadhvaṃ satīṃ menāṃ prāleyādrerihārthataḥ

Translation

O Unsterbliche! Nachdem ihr sie am großen, glückverheißenden Tithi mit höchstem Glauben gebührend besänftigt habt, bittet hier die tugendhafte Menā — um der Schneeberge (Himālaya) willen.

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/absolutive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त/अव्ययभाव)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having worshipped)

• महातिथ्याम्: great hospitality (as an offering)
• महातिथ्याम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महातिथ्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; समासः—महती + अतिथ्या (great hospitality)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (Instrumental); एकवचन

• परया: supreme/great
• परया: Karana-anvaya (करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन; विशेषण श्रद्धया इति (supreme)

• अमराः: O immortals / gods
• अमराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे अपि (here: address/subject)

• प्रार्थयध्वम्: request/beg
• प्रार्थयध्वम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person); बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सतीम्: virtuous
• सतीम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण मेनाम् इति (virtuous/chaste)

• मेनाम्: Menā
• मेनाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• प्रालेयाद्रेः: of the Himālaya
• प्रालेयाद्रेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रालेयाद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; षष्ठी (Genitive); एकवचन; समासः—प्रालेय + अद्रि (snow-mountain = Himālaya)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• अर्थतः: for the purpose / truly
• अर्थतः: Hetu/Prayojana (हेतु/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अर्थतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: in truth/for the purpose)

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the Purāṇic frame (likely within Pulastya–Nārada dialogue
• but not explicit in the provided excerpt)

Primary Deities

• Devī (unnamed here; implied supreme goddess/Śakti)
• Menā
• Himavān (Prāleyādri)

Key Themes

• Bhakti
• Vrata/Rituals
• Devī/Śakti theology
• Divine providence (birth-arrangement)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Right outcomes are presented as arising from śraddhā (faith) and proper ārādhana (devotional propitiation), not mere force; even devas proceed through reverent petition and dharmic means.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily Vamśānucarita / carita-style narration: it sets up the circumstances for a forthcoming divine birth in a specific lineage/household (Menā–Himavān), leading to later cosmic conflict resolution.

What is the symbolic significance?

The ‘great tithi’ signals ritually charged time as a conduit for cosmic reordering; Menā and the Himālaya symbolize the ‘pure seat’ (śuddhādhāra) from which transformative śakti manifests.