Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 1), Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

ततः शीघ्रतरः शैलो गृहाद् गृहमगाञ्जवी मेर्वादीन् पर्वतश्रेष्ठानाजुहाव समन्ततः

Transliteration

tataḥ śīghrataraḥ śailo gṛhād gṛhamagāñjavī mervādīn parvataśreṣṭhānājuhāva samantataḥ

Translation

Puis cette montagne, se mouvant avec une extrême célérité, alla de demeure en demeure et convoqua de toutes parts les plus excellentes montagnes, à commencer par Meru.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), काल/अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• शीघ्रतरः: swifter/more quickly
• शीघ्रतरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तर्तम-प्रत्यय (comparative: -तर)

• शैलः: the mountain
• शैलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गृहात्: from house
• गृहात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• गृहम्: to (another) house
• गृहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; गत्यर्थे कर्म (goal as object)

• अगात्: went
• अगात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• जवी: swift
• जवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जविन्/जवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier) शैलस्य

• मेर्वादीन्: Meru and the others
• मेर्वादीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेरु + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'मेरु-आदि' = 'Meru and others' (group designation)

• पर्वतश्रेष्ठान्: the foremost mountains
• पर्वतश्रेष्ठान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'श्रेष्ठाः पर्वताः' (best of mountains)

• आजुहाव: summoned/called
• आजुहाव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + हु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• समन्ततः: from all sides/everywhere
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्यय-प्रकारः: देश/पर्याय (adverb: 'on all sides/everywhere')

Speakers

• Narrative voice (descriptive)

Key Themes

• Sacred Geography
• Personification of Nature
• Cosmic Order
• Mythic Cartography

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The ‘going from abode to abode’ emphasizes thoroughness and impartial outreach—an ethic of completeness in performing one’s commission, especially when the matter is ‘mahākārya’ (a great purpose).

How does this fit the Pañcalakṣaṇa?

As with the prior verse, it is narrative (ākhyāna) embedded within a tīrtha/geography section; it supports the Purāṇic function of mapping the sacred cosmos (not strictly sarga/pratisarga).

What is the symbolic significance?

Meru’s mention signals a cosmological horizon: the episode is not merely local but cosmic in scope, suggesting that sacred events draw in the ‘axes’ of the world (Meru) and the stabilizing powers (mountains) as witnesses/participants.