Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 42

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

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा भास्करं देवं प्रणमद् द्विजसत्तमः प्रतिप्रणमितश्चासौ भास्करेणाविशद् रथे

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhāskaraṃ devaṃ praṇamad dvijasattamaḥ pratipraṇamitaścāsau bhāskareṇāviśad rathe

Translation

Al ver al dios Bhāskara (el Sol), el mejor de los dos veces nacidos se postró en reverencia. Y, tras ser saludado en retorno por Bhāskara, entró en el carro.

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया 2), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), indeclinable verbal form

• bhāskaram: Bhāskara (the Sun)
• bhāskaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया 2), Singular (एकवचन)

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया 2), Singular (एकवचन)

• praṇamat: bowed / paid obeisance
• praṇamat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• dvijasattamaḥ: the best of the twice-born (brahmin)
• dvijasattamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘of the twice-born’ + ‘best’

• pratipraṇamitaḥ: (was) bowed to in return / saluted back
• pratipraṇamitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prati-pra-√nam (धातु) + praṇamita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय)

• asau: that one / he
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• bhāskareṇa: by Bhāskara (the Sun)
• bhāskareṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया 3), Singular (एकवचन)

• aviśat: entered
• aviśat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√viś (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• rathe: in the chariot
• rathe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी 7), Singular (एकवचन)

Speakers

• Narrative layer not explicit in the given verse-set (commonly Pulastya → Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa)

Primary Deities

• Sūrya (Bhāskara)

Key Themes

• Reciprocal honor (satkāra)
• Bhakti / reverence
• Dharma of hospitality
• Deva-human (ṛṣi/brāhmaṇa) relationship

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

True nobility is marked by humility and proper reverence; the deity’s reciprocal salutation models dharmic reciprocity—honor given is honor returned—validating devotion and right conduct.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Still within cosmographic/theophanic narration (Sarga-adjacent). It is not genealogical (vaṃśa) but illustrates divine-human interaction within the cosmic order.

What is the symbolic significance?

Entry into the solar chariot signifies admission into the sphere of time, illumination, and authority; the reciprocal bow suggests harmony between tapas (ascetic merit) and devatā (cosmic power).