Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 54

The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)

Devanagari script

भुयो ऽसिं वरणां भूयो भूयो ऽपि वरणामसिम् लुलंस्त्रिणेत्रवह्न्यार्त्तो भ्रमते ऽलातचक्रवत्

Transliteration

bhuyo 'siṃ varaṇāṃ bhūyo bhūyo 'pi varaṇāmasim lulaṃstriṇetravahnyārtto bhramate 'lātacakravat

Translation

“Again I entered the Varṇā—again and again indeed I entered the Varṇā.” Shaking and distressed by the fire of the Three-eyed (Śiva), he whirled about like a circling firebrand.

Word by Word

• bhūyaḥ: again
• bhūyaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (again)

• asim: her/this (river)
• asim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic form)

• varaṇām: Varaṇā (river)
• varaṇām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varaṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• bhūyaḥ: again
• bhūyaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक

• bhūyaḥ: again and again
• bhūyaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (also/even)

• varaṇām: Varaṇā
• varaṇām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varaṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• asim: her/this
• asim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• lulan: trembling
• lulan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: lul (धातु; चलने/कम्पने)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘(saḥ)’ implied subject

• tri-netra-vahni-ārttaḥ: afflicted by the fire of the three-eyed (Śiva)
• tri-netra-vahni-ārttaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + netra (प्रातिपदिक) + vahni (प्रातिपदिक) + ārta (ऋ धातु/आर्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रिणेत्रस्य) + तत्पुरुष (नेत्रवह्निः) + तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (वह्निना आर्तः = afflicted by fire)

• bhramate: whirls/roams
• bhramate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhram (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• alāta-cakra-vat: like a firebrand-circle
• alāta-cakra-vat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: alāta-cakra (प्रातिपदिक; समास) + vat (वत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय; ‘-वत्’ (like) प्रयोग; आधारः—अलातचक्र (तत्पुरुष: अलातस्य चक्रम्)

Speakers

• Narrative layer not explicit in these verses; commonly Pulastya → Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa framing (to be verified from surrounding text).

Primary Deities

• Sūrya
• Śiva (Triṇetra)

Key Themes

• Sectarian Harmony (implicit Hari-Hara cosmology)
• Tīrtha-Māhātmya
• Divine affliction and relief
• Metaphor (alāta-cakra)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "bhayanaka", "secondaryRasa": "raudra", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Affliction (ārti) can persist even with repeated attempts at remedy; the text emphasizes perseverance in seeking dharmic means (tīrtha, tapas, divine refuge) rather than despair.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Not a dynastic or creation-account passage; it functions as māhātmya/upa-ākhyāna supporting dharma and tīrtha-prāśaṃsā (praise of sacred places), common in purāṇic didactic layers.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Triṇetra-vahni’ points to Śiva’s destructive/transformative tejas; Sūrya spinning like an alāta-cakra conveys uncontrolled heat and agitation—cosmic energy needing containment, ritually and geographically, through the sanctified river-space.