Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 1), Shloka 35

Shiva’s Wedding Procession to Kailasa and the Marriage of Girija (Kali)

Devanagari script

जीमूतकेतुः शत्रुघ्नो यज्ञभोक्ता स्वयं प्रभुः यमीश्वरं वदन्त्येके शिवं स्थाणौ भवं हरम्

Transliteration

jīmūtaketuḥ śatrughno yajñabhoktā svayaṃ prabhuḥ yamīśvaraṃ vadantyeke śivaṃ sthāṇau bhavaṃ haram

Translation

Er ist Jīmūtaketu, der Feindbezwinger, der Genießende der Opfer, der selbstbestehende Herr. Einige nennen ihn den Herrn über Yama (den Tod); andere nennen ihn Śiva, Sthāṇu, Bhava und Hara.

Speakers

• Not specified in the excerpt (likely stotra speech within the Purāṇic dialogue framework)

Primary Deities

• Shiva
• Yama

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Sectarian Harmony
• Bhakti
• Ritual theology (yajña-bhoktṛ concept)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse emphasizes divine sovereignty (svayaṃ prabhuḥ) and the idea that the fruit of ritual ultimately belongs to the supreme. Ethically, it discourages possessiveness over religious merit and frames worship as offering to the highest reality.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

It functions as theological praise and naming (nāma-kathana) used to support dharma and devotion within the narrative flow; it is ancillary to the core five topics, serving as didactic material rather than a direct sarga/pratisarga account.

What is the symbolic significance?

Calling Śiva ‘yajñabhoktā’ reclaims sacrifice as cosmic participation, not mere transaction. ‘Yamīśvara’ symbolizes transcendence over mortality—devotion and knowledge of the Lord are portrayed as overcoming fear of death.