Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 44

The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)

Devanagari script

क्रुद्धस्तु भगवन्तं तं भानुमन्तमपश्यत दृष्टमात्रस्त्रिणेत्रेण निपपात ततो ऽमबरात्

Transliteration

kruddhastu bhagavantaṃ taṃ bhānumantamapaśyata dṛṣṭamātrastriṇetreṇa nipapāta tato 'mabarāt

Translation

怒りに燃えて、彼はその輝ける者（バーヌマント）を見やった。三つ目の主にただ見られたその瞬間、彼は天より落下した。

Word by Word

• kruddhaḥ: angered
• kruddhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krudh (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात)

• bhagavantam: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhānumantam: Bhānumant (the Sun)
• bhānumantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhānumant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• apaśyata: he saw
• apaśyata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paś (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• dṛṣṭa-mātraḥ: as soon as he was seen
• dṛṣṭa-mātraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛṣṭa (दृश्+क्त, कृत्) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः (dṛṣṭa-mātraḥ = ‘only upon being seen’)

• tri-netreṇa: with the three-eyed one’s eye / with the third eye
• tri-netreṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः (trīṇi netrāṇi yasya—instrumental of ‘third eye’)

• nipapāta: fell down
• nipapāta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-pat (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• ambarāt: from the sky
• ambarāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speakers

• Narrative layer not explicit in the given excerpt (commonly Pulastya → Nārada in the Vāmana Purāṇa
• but not confirmable from these verses alone)

Primary Deities

• Shiva

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Divine Justice
• Daitya-Deva Conflict

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Divine authority is portrayed as immediate and inescapable: arrogance or hostility before the divine (here marked by Śiva’s tri-netra) results in instantaneous downfall. The verse stresses restraint and reverence rather than confrontational pride.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is best classified under Vamśānucarita/Carita-type narration (episode-driven account of beings and their fates), rather than Sarga/Pratisarga. It functions as an ethical-illustrative narrative unit within the broader Purāṇic story.

What is the symbolic significance?

The ‘mere glance’ of the Three-eyed one symbolizes omniscient discernment and the burning away of adharma. The fall from the sky indicates loss of status/power when confronted with higher spiritual authority.