Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 52

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

बन्धुवृन्दे च कर्कन्धे तीर्थे कनखले तथा सरस्वत्यामग्निकुण्डे भद्रायां तु त्रिविष्टपे

Transliteration

bandhuvṛnde ca karkandhe tīrthe kanakhale tathā sarasvatyāmagnikuṇḍe bhadrāyāṃ tu triviṣṭape

Translation

मैंने बन्धुवृन्द में, कर्कन्ध में, तथा कनखल-तीर्थ में भी स्नान किया; सरस्वती के अग्निकुण्ड में, और त्रिविष्टप-लोक में भद्रा में भी (स्नान किया)।

Word by Word

• बन्धुवृन्दे: in the group of kinsmen (place-name/context)
• बन्धुवृन्दे: अधिकरण (अधिकरणकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु-वृन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (बन्धूनां वृन्दम्)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कर्कन्धे: at Karkandha (place)
• कर्कन्धे: अधिकरण (अधिकरणकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्कन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• तीर्थे: अधिकरण (अधिकरणकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• कनखले: at Kanakhala (place)
• कनखले: अधिकरण (अधिकरणकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कनखल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (अव्ययार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb/conjunctive: 'likewise/also')

• सरस्वत्याम्: at (the river) Sarasvatī
• सरस्वत्याम्: अधिकरण (अधिकरणकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• अग्निकुण्डे: at the fire-pit (Agni-kuṇḍa)
• अग्निकुण्डे: अधिकरण (अधिकरणकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि-कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अग्नेः कुण्डम्)

• भद्रायाम्: at Bhadrā (place/river)
• भद्रायाम्: अधिकरण (अधिकरणकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषणार्थक-निपात (particle: 'but/indeed')

• त्रिविष्टपे: in Triviṣṭapa (heaven)
• त्रिविष्टपे: अधिकरण (अधिकरणकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविष्टप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

Speakers

• Bhikṣu (mendicant narrator) continuing the itinerary

Primary Deities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

Key Themes

• Sacred Geography
• Tirtha-Mahatmya
• Ritual Purification
• Cosmological Geography (svarga reference)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Purification is portrayed as cumulative and wide-ranging—linked to rivers, fire-symbol sites (Agnikuṇḍa), and even heavenly paradigms—suggesting that dharma is reinforced by repeated acts of self-discipline and remembrance.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

As with other tīrtha catalogues, it is a dharma-oriented excursus within Purāṇic narrative. It does not directly advance sarga/pratisarga or genealogical history, but supports Purāṇic function as a guide to religious practice and sacred topography.

What is the symbolic significance?

The pairing of Sarasvatī (river of sacred speech/knowledge) with Agnikuṇḍa (fire) symbolically unites śabda (revelatory tradition) and tapas (austerity), presenting pilgrimage as both inner and outer consecration.