Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 63

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

Devanagari script

आरोपितो भृमितलाद् भवेन भूयो ऽपि भानुः प्रतिभासनाय स्वयंभुवा चापि निशाचरेन्द्रस् त्वारोपितः खे सपुरः सबन्धुः

Transliteration

āropito bhṛmitalād bhavena bhūyo 'pi bhānuḥ pratibhāsanāya svayaṃbhuvā cāpi niśācarendras tvāropitaḥ khe sapuraḥ sabandhuḥ

Translation

Then Bhānu (the Sun) was raised up again from the surface of the earth by Bhava (Śiva) so that he might shine once more. And by Svayambhū (Brahmā) the lord of the night-roamers (the Asuras/Rākṣasas) was also lifted up into the sky—together with his city and his kinsmen.

Word by Word

• आरोपितः: raised / placed up
• आरोपितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√ruh (रुह्) + ita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘भानुः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• भूमितलात्: from the ground-surface
• भूमितलात्: Apadana (अपादानम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi-tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: भूमेः तलम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• भवेन: by Bhava (Śiva)
• भवेन: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• भूयः: again
• भूयः: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/क्रियाविशेषण-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, adverb (पुनरर्थक)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, particle (निपात), also/even

• भानुः: the Sun
• भानुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhānu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• प्रतिभासनाय: for (his) shining/illumination
• प्रतिभासनाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदानम्/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prati-bhāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (for the purpose of)

• स्वयंभुवा: by Svayaṃbhū (Brahmā)
• स्वयंभुवा: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svayaṃbhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, conjunction (समुच्चय)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, particle (निपात)

• निशाचरेन्द्रः: lord of night-wanderers (rākṣasa-king)
• निशाचरेन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśā-cara + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: निशाचराणाम् इन्द्रः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, particle (निपात)

• आरोपितः: raised / set up
• आरोपितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√ruh (रुह्) + ita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘निशाचरेन्द्रः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• खे: in the sky
• खे: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सपुरः: together with (his) city
• सपुरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/उपपद-समास (सह पुरेण), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘निशाचरेन्द्रः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सबन्धुः: together with (his) kinsmen
• सबन्धुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-bandhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/उपपद-समास (सह बन्धुभिः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘निशाचरेन्द्रः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speakers

• Primary narrative frame likely Pulastya → Nārada; explicit speaker not marked in this verse

Primary Deities

• Shiva (Bhava)
• Brahma (Svayambhū)
• Surya (Bhānu)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Cosmic order (ṛta) restored
• Daitya–Deva conflict
• Divine administration (Brahmā as restorer)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even when divine power disciplines disruptive forces, the purpose is restoration of dharma and cosmic functioning (the Sun’s shining). The gods act in complementary roles: Śiva restrains and reinstates; Brahmā repositions beings within the cosmic order.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa?

Primarily Vamśānucarita/Itihāsa-type episodic narration about devas and asuras; it also reflects Sarga/Pratisarga-style cosmological maintenance—re-establishing celestial stations (Sūrya in the sky).

What is the symbolic significance?

Raising Sūrya ‘to shine again’ symbolizes reawakening of discernment and lawful order after a crisis. The relocation of the niśācara-king ‘with city and kin’ suggests that destructive tendencies are not always annihilated but relocated/contained within boundaries set by cosmic intelligence.