Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 37

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

सा चाभ्येत्य वरारोहा कृताञ्जपरिग्रहा ववन्दे चरणौ शौवौ सखीभिः सह भामिनी

Transliteration

sā cābhyetya varārohā kṛtāñjaparigrahā vavande caraṇau śauvau sakhībhiḥ saha bhāminī

Translation

Entonces ella, la dama de hermosas caderas, se acercó con las manos juntas en reverencia; y, junto con sus compañeras, la agraciada mujer se postró a los pies de Śiva.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अभ्येत्य: having approached
• अभ्येत्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-इ (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having approached’

• वरारोहा: the fair-limbed/beautiful maiden
• वरारोहा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + आरोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (excellent + rider/ascender)

• कृताञ्जपरिग्रहा: with hands folded in reverence
• कृताञ्जपरिग्रहा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + अञ्जलि + परिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास; ‘कृत-अञ्जलि’ (hands folded) + ‘परिग्रह’ (act of taking/holding) → ‘one who has taken the añjali posture’

• ववन्दे: bowed / paid homage
• ववन्दे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चरणौ: (two) feet
• चरणौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन

• शौवौ: of Śiva
• शौवौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), द्विवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘चरणौ’)

• सखीभिः: with (her) friends
• सखीभिः: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (postposition/adverb meaning ‘together with’)

• भामिनी: the lady (Pārvatī)
• भामिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; स्त्रीवाचक संज्ञा

Speakers

• Narratorial layer (broader work often in Pulastya–Nārada frame; not explicit in the given verse)

Primary Deities

• Shiva
• Sati/Parvati

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Bhakti
• Pāda-sevā (reverence to feet)
• Ritual gesture (añjali)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Devotion is expressed through embodied humility—approaching, folding hands, and bowing at the feet. The verse models respectful relational ethics: love is not mere intimacy but reverent recognition of the divine.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

It belongs to narrative conduct (carita) illustrating dharma and devotional protocol, not to creation/dissolution genealogical cores; thus it is ancillary puranic instruction through story.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Bowing to the feet’ signifies surrender (śaraṇāgati) and grounding: the feet are the locus of refuge. The presence of sakhīs frames the goddess also as a royal/divine personage with retinue, balancing intimacy with majesty.