Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 62

Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode

Devanagari script

ऋते त्वरुन्धतीमेकामनसूयां च भामिनीम् एताभ्यां भर्तृपूजासु तच्चिन्तासु स्थितं मनः

Transliteration

ṛte tvarundhatīmekāmanasūyāṃ ca bhāminīm etābhyāṃ bhartṛpūjāsu taccintāsu sthitaṃ manaḥ

Translation

Except for Arundhatī alone, and Anasūyā—the noble lady—these two kept their minds fixed on honoring their husbands and on constant thought of them.

Word by Word

• ऋते: except
• ऋते: अपादान-भाव (exclusion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ṛte (अव्यय)
• Form: उपपद-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable) 'except/without', सामान्यतः द्वितीया/पञ्चमी-संबन्धी

• तु: but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेष (contrast/emphasis)

• अरुन्धतीम्: Arundhatī
• अरुन्धतीम्: अपवाद्य (excluded item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arundhatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एकाम्: one/alone
• एकाम्: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अनसूयाम्: Anasūyā
• अनसूयाम्: अपवाद्य (excluded item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anasūyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• भामिनीम्: Bhāminī
• भामिनीम्: अपवाद्य (excluded item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एताभ्याम्: by/with these two
• एताभ्याम्: करण/सह (Karaṇa/Instrument or association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन (Dual)

• भर्तृपूजासु: in (their) husband-worships
• भर्तृपूजासु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ + pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'भर्तुः पूजासु' (in worship of the husband)

• तत्-चिन्तासु: in thoughts of him
• तत्-चिन्तासु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + cintā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'तस्य चिन्तासु' (in thoughts of him/that)

• स्थितम्: fixed/placed
• स्थितम्: कर्तृ-विशेषण/भाव (state of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (for manaḥ)

• मनः: mind
• मनः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speakers

• Not specified in the provided excerpt

Primary Deities

• Shiva (Maheshvara)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Pativrata ideal
• Mental discipline
• Exemplary women in Purāṇic literature

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

True virtue is portrayed as steadiness of mind: Arundhatī and Anasūyā remain oriented toward dharma (husband-honoring within the gṛhastha framework) even amid disturbance. The text elevates inner fidelity and disciplined attention as ethical strength.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Again, this is didactic narrative (dharma-ākhyāna) rather than one of the five principal cosmological-historical lakṣaṇas. It supports social-ethical norms through exemplars embedded in the Purāṇa’s story-flow.

What is the symbolic significance?

Arundhatī and Anasūyā symbolize unwavering sattva and dharma: when the senses are challenged, the mind anchored in rightful devotion does not scatter. They function as archetypes of ‘unmoved’ consciousness.