Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 41

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

तथेत्युक्तं वचः पित्रा पादे तस्यैव विस्तृते ललिताख्या तपस्तेपे हराराधनाकाम्यया

Transliteration

tathetyuktaṃ vacaḥ pitrā pāde tasyaiva vistṛte lalitākhyā tapastepe harārādhanākāmyayā

Translation

Als ihr Vater sprach: „So sei es“, und seine Füße ausstreckte, um ihre Verehrung anzunehmen, vollzog sie die Askese namens „Lalitā“, im Wunsch, Hara zu verehren und seine Gunst zu erlangen.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: ‘so/thus’)

• इति: thus (quoting)
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-सूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्तम्: having been said / said
• उक्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘said’

• वचः: the words
• वचः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पित्रा: by (her) father
• पित्रा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• पादे: at the foot
• पादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle: ‘indeed/only’)

• विस्तृते: (when it was) extended
• विस्तृते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-स्तृ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘पादे’) ‘spread out/extended’

• ललिताख्या: (she) named Lalitā
• ललिताख्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ललिता + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ललिता इति आख्या यस्याः) ‘named Lalitā’

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तेपे: performed (austerity)
• तेपे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• हराराधनाकाम्यया: out of desire to worship Hara
• हराराधनाकाम्यया: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर + आराधन + काम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास; ‘हरस्य आराधनस्य काम्या’ = desire for worship of Hara; हेतौ तृतीया (instrumental of cause/motive)

Speakers

• Primary narrative frame likely Pulastya → Nārada; within the episode: Himavat’s assent; narrative voice describes Pārvatī

Primary Deities

• Shiva
• Parvati

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Tapas
• Bhakti
• Pitr̥-ājñā (parental consent)
• Ritual observance (named tapas)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Spiritual striving is framed as disciplined and dharmic: Pārvatī seeks consent and blessings (reverence to the father’s feet) before undertaking a severe vow, integrating devotion with social-ethical propriety.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Again, Vamśānucarita / Carita: an exemplary episode about Pārvatī’s conduct and practice. The named tapas (‘Lalitā’) hints at vrata-literature, but here it functions as a narrative marker rather than a full ritual manual.

What is the symbolic significance?

The extension of the father’s feet signals transmission of authority/blessing; tapas begins under sanctioned order, not mere impulse. ‘Lalitā’ (literally ‘graceful/beautiful’) juxtaposes gentleness with austerity, suggesting that true tapas can be inwardly refined rather than merely harsh.