Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 1), Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

ततो ऽप्यरुन्धती कालीमह्कमारोप्य चाटुकैः लज्जमानां समाश्वास्य हरनामोदितैः शुभैः

Transliteration

tato 'pyarundhatī kālīmahkamāropya cāṭukaiḥ lajjamānāṃ samāśvāsya haranāmoditaiḥ śubhaiḥ

Translation

Kemudian Arundhatī menempatkan tanda/perhiasan gelap (kālī) bernama mahka padanya; dengan kata-kata lembut yang menyanjung, ia menenteramkan yang malu itu dengan ucapan suci nan mujur yang memuliakan nama-nama Hara (Śiva).

Speakers

• Narrative context not explicit in the given verse; immediate actor is Arundhatī (within the story-frame). Broader frame in Vāmana Purāṇa is typically Pulastya ↔ Nārada.

Primary Deities

• Shiva (Hara)

Key Themes

• Vrata/Rituals
• Auspiciousness (maṅgala)
• Shaivism
• Domestic/ethical ideal (Arundhatī as maṅgala-symbol)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Auspicious speech (śubha-vāc) and gentle reassurance are portrayed as dhārmic supports to modesty and social harmony; Arundhatī models the role of a virtuous elder who stabilizes emotions through maṅgala (beneficent) words centered on divinity.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is best classified under ācāra/dharma-oriented narrative material (often grouped with Vamśānucarita/Carita-style episodic narration rather than cosmological sarga/pratisarga). It functions as ritual-ethical instruction embedded in story.

What is the symbolic significance?

Invoking Hara’s names as ‘auspicious utterance’ indicates the purāṇic principle that divine nāma itself carries maṅgala-śakti; Arundhatī’s action symbolizes the transmission of auspiciousness through both ritual marking and devotional speech.