Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 61

Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī

Devanagari script

सा तं पतिं प्राप्य मनो ऽभिरामं सूर्यामजा शक्रसमाप्रभावम् रराम तन्वी भवनोत्तमेषु यता महैन्द्रं दिवि दैत्यकन्या

Transliteration

sā taṃ patiṃ prāpya mano 'bhirāmaṃ sūryāmajā śakrasamāprabhāvam rarāma tanvī bhavanottameṣu yatā mahaindraṃ divi daityakanyā

Translation

Having obtained that husband—pleasing to the heart, born of Sūrya, and possessing power comparable to Indra—slender Tapatī delighted in the finest palaces, just as a daughter of the Daityas delights with great Indra in heaven.

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; pronoun ‘she’

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; refers to husband

• patim: husband
• patim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object with ‘prāpya’

• prāpya: having obtained
• prāpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āp (धातु) + pra- (उपसर्ग) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्यय) ‘having obtained’

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; used as upapada with adjective ‘abhirāma’ (pleasing to the mind)

• abhirāmam: charming
• abhirāmam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhirāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of ‘patim/tam’

• sūryā: Sūryā (daughter of the Sun)
• sūryā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; epithet/name of Tapatī

• ajā: the unborn (epithet)
• ajā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘unborn’ as epithet; apposition to sūryā

• śakra-samā-prabhāvam: of might equal to Indra
• śakra-samā-prabhāvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक) + samā (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: ‘having power equal to Śakra (Indra)’; viśeṣaṇa of ‘patim’

• rarāma: rejoiced/sported
• rarāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ram (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्) perfect, Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; ‘rejoiced/sported’

• tanvī: slender-bodied
• tanvī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tanvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of ‘sā/sūryā’

• bhavana-uttameṣu: in the finest palaces
• bhavana-uttameṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavana (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Saptamī, Bahuvacana; karmadhāraya ‘best palaces’; location

• yatā: having gone
• yatā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yā (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; kta-participle ‘gone’

• mahā-indram: (to) great Indra
• mahā-indram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya ‘great Indra’; object with implied ‘to’ (motion)

• divi: in heaven
• divi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana; location ‘in heaven’

• daitya-kanyā: a demon’s daughter
• daitya-kanyā: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa ‘daughter of a Daitya’; upamāna in simile

Speakers

• Narratorial description (no direct speech in this verse)

Primary Deities

• Sūrya
• Indra (Śakra/Mahendra)

Key Themes

• Idealized royal union
• Deva imagery in human kingship
• Comparative simile (upamā) using Deva–Daitya motifs

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The text models marital felicity as compatible with virtue and excellence: delight (rati/ānanda) is not condemned when grounded in rightful union and noble qualities.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita: descriptive closure to a marriage episode that supports subsequent lineage narration; it is ancillary to dynastic history rather than sarga/pratisarga.

What is the symbolic significance?

The Indra-comparison elevates the husband’s kṣātra-tejas (royal potency). The Daitya-maiden simile imports the Deva–Daitya aesthetic without implying conflict here, using cosmic romance imagery to magnify royal splendor.