Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 35

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

वसतो ऽप्याश्रमे तस्य देवदेवस्य शूलिनः तं देशमगमत् काली गिरिराजसुता शुभा

Transliteration

vasato 'pyāśrame tasya devadevasya śūlinaḥ taṃ deśamagamat kālī girirājasutā śubhā

Translation

While Devadeva, the trident-bearing one (Śūlin), was residing in that āśrama, Kāli—the auspicious daughter of the king of mountains—came to that place.

Word by Word

• वसतः: of (him) dwelling
• वसतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of (him) dwelling’

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-कार (concessive/also)

• आश्रमे: in the hermitage
• आश्रमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Place)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवदेवस्य: of the god of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदेव (प्रातिपदिक; देव + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवः)

• शूलिनः: of the trident-bearer
• शूलिनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषण-नाम (epithet of Śiva)

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• देशम्: place, region
• देशम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अगमत्: went, came
• अगमत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• काली: Kālī
• काली: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गिरिराजसुता: daughter of the king of mountains
• गिरिराजसुता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिराज + सुता (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गिरिराजस्य सुता)

• शुभा: auspicious, fair
• शुभा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying काली/सुता)

Speakers

• Narrative voice (dialogue framework not explicit in excerpt; often Pulastya → Nārada)

Primary Deities

• Shiva
• Parvati (Kali)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Divine couple (Śiva-Śakti)
• Tapas setting
• Auspicious arrival/union

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Spiritual life is not portrayed as mere isolation: the arrival of Śakti to the tapas-setting suggests completeness—ascetic power and auspicious grace cooperate in dharmic fulfillment.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is carita-centered narrative (divine episode). It does not present creation/dissolution or dynastic genealogies, but a theologically instructive scene establishing the presence of Śiva-Śakti.

What is the symbolic significance?

Kālī’s arrival to the āśrama signifies Śakti entering the field of tapas: power (śakti) ‘activates’ the austerity of consciousness (śiva). The epithet ‘śubhā’ frames even fierce-named forms (Kālī) as ultimately auspicious within Purāṇic theology.