Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 3

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

शुभाङ्गी पद्मपत्राक्षी नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजा श्वेतमाल्याम्बरधरा कुटिला नाम चापरा

Transliteration

śubhāṅgī padmapatrākṣī nīlakuñcitamūrdhajā śvetamālyāmbaradharā kuṭilā nāma cāparā

Translation

Une autre avait de beaux membres, des yeux semblables aux pétales du lotus, et une chevelure sombre et bouclée; elle portait guirlandes et vêtements blancs. Elle se nommait Kuṭilā.

Word by Word

• शुभाङ्गी: beautiful-limbed (female)
• शुभाङ्गी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ + अङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘शुभानि अङ्गानि यस्याः सा’ (having auspicious/beautiful limbs)

• पद्मपत्राक्षी: lotus-petal-eyed
• पद्मपत्राक्षी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म + पत्र + अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘पद्मपत्रे इव अक्षिणी यस्याः सा’ (lotus-petal-eyed)

• नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजा: dark-curly-haired
• नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील + कुञ्चित + मूर्धज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘नीलाः कुञ्चिताः मूर्धजाः (केशाः) यस्याः सा’ (having dark, curly hair)

• श्वेतमाल्याम्बरधरा: wearing white garland and garment
• श्वेतमाल्याम्बरधरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत + माला + अम्बर + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘श्वेतं माल्यं श्वेतम् अम्बरं च धारयति या सा’ (wearing white garland and white garment)

• कुटिला: Kuṭilā (name)
• कुटिला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुटिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नामरूपेण (as a proper name)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नामनिर्देशार्थक-अव्यय (by name)

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

• अपरा: another (one)
• अपरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘अपरा’ (another/second)

Speakers

• Pulastya (continuing narration within the dialogue frame)

Key Themes

• Vamsha/lineage narration
• Auspicious iconography (lotus eyes, white garlands)
• Onomastics (potential contrast between beauty and the name 'Kuṭilā')

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Purāṇic description often juxtaposes external auspiciousness with a name that may hint at complexity; this cautions against judging solely by appearance and suggests that character and fate can contain bends ('kuṭila') even amid beauty.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vaṃśānucarita: identification of individuals in a genealogical sequence through epithets, appearance, and names.

What is the symbolic significance?

Lotus eyes and white garlands are conventional markers of purity and auspiciousness; the name Kuṭilā can function as a narrative seed—either indicating literal curls/curves or foreshadowing a nuanced disposition.