Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 11

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

यथा हरस्य मूर्धानं नमयिथ्ये पितामह तथा देव करिष्यामि सत्यं सत्यं मयोदितम्

Transliteration

yathā harasya mūrdhānaṃ namayithye pitāmaha tathā deva kariṣyāmi satyaṃ satyaṃ mayoditam

Translation

„So wie ich Haras (Śivas) Haupt zum Neigen bringen werde, o Pitāmaha, ebenso, o Gott, werde ich es tun. Was ich gesprochen habe, ist Wahrheit – Wahrheit, ja Wahrheit.“

Word by Word

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारार्थक (as/just as)

• हरस्य: of Hara (Śiva)
• हरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (Gen./6th), एकवचन

• मूर्धानम्: head
• मूर्धानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन

• नमयिष्ये: I will make (it) bow
• नमयिष्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; णिच् (causative) अर्थः ‘नमयिष्ये’ = I will cause to bow

• पितामह: O Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामह: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन (Voc./8th), एकवचन

• तथा: so
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनुरूपार्थक (so/in that way)

• देव: O god/Lord
• देव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन (Voc./8th), एकवचन

• करिष्यामि: I will do
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सत्यम्: truth/truly
• सत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)/Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially: truly)

• सत्यम्: truly, truly
• सत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)/Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-बल (emphatic repetition)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण/agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषसर्वनाम; तृतीया (Instr./3rd), एकवचन

• उदितम्: spoken/uttered
• उदितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदित (प्रातिपदिक; √वद्/√उद्? past passive participle sense)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; ‘उक्तम्’ (said/uttered)

Speakers

• Implied speaker addressing Pitāmaha (Brahmā); embedded within Pulastya’s narration

Primary Deities

• Shiva (Hara)
• Brahma (Pitāmaha)
• Vishnu (Janārdana—by immediate context)

Key Themes

• Satya (truthfulness)
• Tapas-power
• Divine hierarchy
• Shaiva–Vaishnava relational theology

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse highlights the gravity of speech: ‘satyaṃ satyaṃ’ frames a vow that binds the speaker ethically and karmically. It also warns that vows powered by tapas can become instruments of pride if not tempered by dharma.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily Vamśānucarita / episodic narrative (ākhyāna) dealing with divine-personal interactions; it is not a sarga/pratisarga passage.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Making Hara bow’ can symbolize the subduing of ego (often associated with fierce ascetic power) by a higher integrating principle—especially since Janārdana is invoked nearby, suggesting harmonization rather than sectarian denial.