Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 1), Shloka 70

Shiva’s Wedding Procession to Kailasa and the Marriage of Girija (Kali)

Devanagari script

गेहं ततो ऽभ्येत्य महेश्वरस्य कृतप्रणामा विविशुर्महर्षे सस्मार नन्दिप्रमुखांश्च सवानभ्येत्य ते वन्द्य हरं निषण्णाः

Transliteration

gehaṃ tato 'bhyetya maheśvarasya kṛtapraṇāmā viviśurmaharṣe sasmāra nandipramukhāṃśca savānabhyetya te vandya haraṃ niṣaṇṇāḥ

Translation

Oh gran sabio, entonces se acercaron a la morada de Maheśvara y entraron tras ofrecer reverencia. Recordaron y rindieron homenaje a todos los asistentes, comenzando por Nandin; y, acercándose al venerable Hara, se sentaron en su presencia.

Word by Word

• geham: house/dwelling
• geham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: geha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, कालसूचक

• abhyetya: having approached
• abhyetya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √i (धातु; इण् गतौ)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), उपसर्गः अभि; पूर्वक्रिया (having approached)

• maheśvarasya: of Maheshvara
• maheśvarasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः महा+ईश्वर (तत्पुरुष)

• kṛta-praṇāmāḥ: having made obeisance
• kṛta-praṇāmāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ कृञ् करणे) + praṇāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: कृत + प्रणाम (तत्पुरुष; 'made obeisance'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied subject te)

• viviśuḥ: entered
• viviśuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √viś (धातु; विश् प्रवेशने)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• maharṣe: in the presence of the great sage
• maharṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; स्थान/सन्निधि-अर्थ (in/near the great sage)

• sasmāra: remembered/called to mind
• sasmāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √smṛ (धातु; स्मृ स्मरणे)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• nandi-pramukhān: (those) headed by Nandin
• nandi-pramukhān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandin (प्रातिपदिक) + pramukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: नन्दि + प्रमुख (तत्पुरुष; 'Nandin as foremost'); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• savān: attendants/companions
• savān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; पाठभेदसम्भवः: 'śivān'/'sevān' इत्यादि; अत्र 'सवान्' = 'सहचरान्/अनुचरान्' इति ग्रहणम्

• abhyetya: having approached
• abhyetya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √i (धातु; इण् गतौ)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), उपसर्गः अभि; पूर्वक्रिया

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• vandya: worthy of reverence
• vandya: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vandya (कृदन्त; √vand वन्दने, यत्/ण्यत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/नीयतार्थ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying haraṃ)

• haram: Hara (Śiva)
• haram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• niṣaṇṇāḥ: seated
• niṣaṇṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niṣaṇṇa (कृदन्त; √sad सद्/षद् उपवेशने, उपसर्गः नि)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृविशेषण (having sat down)

Speakers

• Narrative layer implied; default framework: Pulastya → Nārada (not explicitly marked in this verse)

Primary Deities

• Śiva (Maheśvara/Hara)
• Nandin (as chief attendant)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Bhakti
• Temple/abode entry etiquette
• Gaṇa-veneration
• Sectarian Harmony

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Approach to the divine is framed through humility and ordered reverence: one salutes the Lord (Hara) and also honors his attendants (Nandin and the gaṇas), reflecting the Purāṇic ethic that devotion includes respect for the Lord’s community and sacred hierarchy.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is best classified under Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative (episode-description within an ongoing dialogue), rather than cosmogenesis (sarga/pratisarga). It functions as scene-setting within a theistic narrative.

What is the symbolic significance?

Honoring Nandin and the gaṇas before seating near Hara symbolizes that access to transcendence is mediated through dharma (proper conduct) and through the Lord’s śakti-filled retinue—devotion is both personal (to Śiva) and communal (to his gaṇas).