Vamana Purana — Sukesha's Boon & Twelve Dharmas, Shloka 33

Sukesha’s Boon, the Twelve Dharmas of Beings, and the Cosmography of the Seven Dvipas with the Twenty-One Hells

Devanagari script

तस्येमां निर्ममे पुण्यां प्रजां देवश्चतुर्दिशम् स्थानानि द्वीपसंज्ञानि कृतवांश्च प्रजापतिः

Transliteration

tasyemāṃ nirmame puṇyāṃ prajāṃ devaścaturdiśam sthānāni dvīpasaṃjñāni kṛtavāṃśca prajāpatiḥ

Translation

De cet agencement, le dieu créa cette descendance bénie dans les quatre directions; et Prajāpati façonna aussi les demeures appelées « dvīpa » (continents-îles, régions).

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• निर्ममे: created
• निर्ममे: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मा (धातु, माने/मिमीत) with नि-उपसर्ग
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘created/made’

• पुण्याम्: holy, meritorious
• पुण्याम्: कर्म (विशेषण/Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of प्रजाम्

• प्रजाम्: creatures/people, progeny
• प्रजाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• देवः: the god
• देवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चतुर्-दिशम्: four-directioned / in four quarters
• चतुर्-दिशम्: कर्म (विशेषण/Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (चतस्रः दिशः यस्य/यत्र); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of प्रजाम् (spread to four quarters)

• स्थानानि: places, stations
• स्थानानि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• द्वीप-संज्ञानि: named as ‘islands’
• द्वीप-संज्ञानि: कर्म (विशेषण/Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वीप + संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (द्वीप-नामानि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण of स्थानानि

• कृतवान्: having made, made
• कृतवान्: कर्ता (agent in participial construction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्तवतु (कृतवत्)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; finite sense with implied ‘अस्ति’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati, lord of creatures
• प्रजापतिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (प्रजानां पतिः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition to देवः

Speakers

• Not specified in input (commonly within Pulastya → Nārada narrative frame
• but not confirmable from provided excerpt)

Primary Deities

• Prajāpati (creator-aspect; often identified with Brahmā)

Key Themes

• Sarga (creation of beings)
• Purāṇic geography (dvīpas)
• Cosmic organization

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Life and society are framed as part of a divinely ordered manifold (directions, regions, abodes). The ‘puṇyā prajā’ phrasing also suggests creation is fundamentally auspicious, supporting a dharma-centered view of human purpose.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Sarga: creation of beings (prajā-sarga) and the structuring of space into dvīpas and directional quarters—standard Purāṇic cosmographical content.

What is the symbolic significance?

The four directions represent completeness and totality of manifestation; dvīpas signify differentiated worlds/fields of experience. Together they symbolize the transition from undivided potential into organized plurality.