Vamana Purana — Manifestation of Katyayani, Shloka 33

The Manifestation of Katyayani (Durga) and the Humbling of the Vindhya by Agastya

Devanagari script

तत्राश्रमं रम्यतरं हि कृत्वा संशुद्धजाम्बूनदतोरणान्तम् तत्राथ निक्षिप्य विदर्भपुत्रीं स्वमाश्रमं सौम्यमुपाजगाम

Transliteration

tatrāśramaṃ ramyataraṃ hi kṛtvā saṃśuddhajāmbūnadatoraṇāntam tatrātha nikṣipya vidarbhaputrīṃ svamāśramaṃ saumyamupājagāma

Translation

There he made a most delightful hermitage, with a gateway adorned with purified Jāmbūnada gold. Then, having placed the princess of Vidarbha there, he returned to his own gentle hermitage.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (there)

• āśramam: hermitage
• āśramam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• ramyataram: more delightful
• ramyataram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya-tara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तर्हि-प्रत्यय (comparative); विशेषणम् (āśramam)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (indeed)

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), पूर्वकाल

• saṃśuddha-jāmbūnada-toraṇa-antam: having gateways/arches of purified Jāmbūnada-gold (at its ends)
• saṃśuddha-jāmbūnada-toraṇa-antam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃśuddha + jāmbūnada + toraṇa + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (तोराणस्य अन्तः/पर्यन्तः) विशेषणम् (āśramam)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक निपात (then/now)

• nikṣipya: having placed/left
• nikṣipya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni+kṣip (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), पूर्वकाल

• vidarbha-putrīm: the princess of Vidarbha
• vidarbha-putrīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidarbha + putrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विदर्भस्य पुत्री)

• svam: his own
• svam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (āśramam)

• āśramam: hermitage
• āśramam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• saumyam: pleasant/gentle
• saumyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (āśramam)

• upājagāma: went/approached
• upājagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa+ā+gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speakers

• Not explicit in the verse (within the standard Pulastya–Nārada narrative frame
• but not stated here)

Primary Deities

• Bhagavān (unspecified)

Key Themes

• Protection/shelter
• Āśrama culture
• Royal-ascetic interface

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Dharma includes providing safe refuge and orderly guardianship; the verse models responsible care—creating a proper space before entrusting someone to it.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Carita / vamśānucarita-style episodic narration focusing on conduct and events (not primarily sarga/pratisarga/manvantara).

What is the symbolic significance?

The ‘golden gateway’ (jāmbūnada-toraṇa) symbolizes sanctified boundaries: an āśrama is not mere wilderness but a ritually and morally ordered domain.