Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

तस्यां सा रूपसंयुक्ता भविष्यति तपस्विनी दक्षकोपाद् यया मुक्तं मलवज्जीवितं प्रियम्

Transliteration

tasyāṃ sā rūpasaṃyuktā bhaviṣyati tapasvinī dakṣakopād yayā muktaṃ malavajjīvitaṃ priyam

Translation

In ihr, in Menā, wird sie geboren werden — mit Schönheit begabt, eine Asketin (tapasinī). Durch sie wird das geliebte Leben befreit, gleichsam aus Dakṣas (Dakṣa) Zorn entlassen.

Word by Word

• तस्याम्: in her
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (Locative/7th); एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• रूपसंयुक्ता: endowed with beauty
• रूपसंयुक्ता: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; समासः—रूपेण संयुक्ता (endowed with beauty)

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• तपस्विनी: an ascetic woman
• तपस्विनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; गुणवाचक (ascetic woman)

• दक्षकोपात्: from Dakṣa's anger
• दक्षकोपात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षकोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th); एकवचन; समासः—दक्षस्य कोपः (Dakṣa's anger)

• यया: by whom/through whom
• यया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन

• मुक्तम्: released/freed
• मुक्तम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण जीवितम् इति

• मलवत्: like (something) impure
• मलवत्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मलवत् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (comparative particle: like/as)

• जीवितम्: life
• जीवितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन

• प्रियम्: dear/beloved
• प्रियम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण जीवितम् इति

Speakers

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

Primary Deities

• Devī (as future daughter)
• Menā
• Dakṣa
• Śiva (implied by the Dakṣa episode and future union)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Bhakti
• Tapas (austerity)
• Purāṇic mythic causality (curse/anger and its resolution)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse elevates tapas guided by beauty of character (not merely appearance): transformative power arises from disciplined austerity, which can neutralize inherited hostility (kopa) and restore auspicious life.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita with theological intent: it foreshadows a key figure’s birth in a particular family (Menā’s), linking lineage narrative to cosmic restoration.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Dakṣa’s wrath’ symbolizes ritual pride and fractured sacred order; the birth of the tapasvinī signifies the reintegration of ascetic insight with household life, enabling reconciliation in the Śaiva mythic economy.