Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 47

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

तमुत्थाय तदा काली सखीभिः सह नारद पूजयित्वा यथान्यायं पर्यपृच्छदिदं ततः

Transliteration

tamutthāya tadā kālī sakhībhiḥ saha nārada pūjayitvā yathānyāyaṃ paryapṛcchadidaṃ tataḥ

Translation

Darauf erhob sich Kālī zusammen mit ihren Gefährtinnen—o Nārada—und nachdem sie ihn der Sitte gemäß gebührend geehrt hatte, fragte sie ihn anschließend dies.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया; धातु: √स्था (to stand) उपसर्ग: उत्

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• काली: Kālī (the goddess)
• काली: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सखीभिः: with (her) female companions
• सखीभिः: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (preposition-like particle)

• नारद: Nārada
• नारद: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (सम्बोधनार्थे अपि रूपसाम्यं)

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया; धातु: √पूज् (to worship/honor)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner)

• न्यायम्: proper rule/justice
• न्यायम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (यथान्यायम् = according to rule)

• पर्यपृच्छत्: asked
• पर्यपृच्छत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: √प्रच्छ् (to ask) उपसर्ग: परि

• इदम्: this (question/thing)
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: ततः-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: thereafter/from that)

Speakers

• Narrative voice addressing Nārada (vocative ‘nārada’ appears); Kālī performs the reception and inquiry

Primary Deities

• Vishnu
• Kālī

Key Themes

• Atithi-dharma (hospitality)
• Vaishnavism
• Sectarian harmony (Vaishnava visitor honored in Kālī’s āśrama)
• Ritual propriety

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Atithi-dharma is upheld: rising to greet and honoring the guest ‘according to propriety’ is presented as normative righteousness, especially within āśrama culture—hospitality becomes a lived expression of dharma.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita/Carita: it is a narrative hinge (arrival → reception → ensuing dialogue) within the avatāra storyline.

What is the symbolic significance?

Kālī’s respectful reception of the disguised Vishnu underscores Purāṇic inclusivity: dharma and reverence transcend sectarian boundaries, and divinity is recognized (or at least honored) even when concealed in humble form.