Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 21

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

ततो गते कन्यके द्वे ज्ञात्वा मेना तपस्विनी तपसो वारयमास उमेत्येवाब्रवीच्च सा

Transliteration

tato gate kanyake dve jñātvā menā tapasvinī tapaso vārayamāsa umetyevābravīcca sā

Translation

二人の乙女が去ったのち、苦行に身を捧げるメーナーは（その意図を）悟り、娘がタパスを行うのを制止しようとして、「ウマー！」と言った。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (thereupon/then)

• गते: when (they) had gone
• गते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (धातु) → gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), द्विवचन; ‘(तयोः) गते’ = when the two had gone

• कन्यके: two maidens
• कन्यके: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• द्वे: two
• द्वे: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• मेना: Menā
• मेना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: menā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तपस्विनी: ascetic woman
• तपस्विनी: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tapasvinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तपसः: from austerity
• तपसः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• वारयामास: restrained, prevented
• वारयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vāraya (causative of √vṛ/√vṛt?; धातु-प्रयोगः √vṛ ‘to restrain’ → caus. vāraya)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense (णिच्)

• उमा: Umā
• उमा: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Quotation marker (वाक्य-चिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speakers

• Narrator voice (within the Purana’s frame dialogue traditionally Pulastya → Nārada; specific speaker not explicit in the given excerpt)

Primary Deities

• Menā
• Umā (Pārvatī)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Tapas (austerity)
• Bhakti
• Maternal counsel vs spiritual resolve

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Spiritual aspiration (tapas toward the chosen deity) may meet worldly restraint—even from loving family—yet the narrative frames the seeker’s resolve as purposeful and dharmic when directed toward divine realization.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily Vamśānucarita / carita material (narrative of divine figures within genealogical-cosmic history), rather than sarga/pratisarga; it is character-episode narration embedded in the Purāṇic frame.

What is the symbolic significance?

Menā’s utterance ‘Umā’ functions both as affectionate address and as a paradigmatic moment where the goddess is defined through renunciation: the name becomes linked to the turning-point of choosing tapas over domestic comfort.