Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 36

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

तामागतां हरो दृष्ट्वा भूयो जातां प्रियां सतीम् स्वागतेनाभिसंपूज्य तस्थौ योगरतो हरः

Transliteration

tāmāgatāṃ haro dṛṣṭvā bhūyo jātāṃ priyāṃ satīm svāgatenābhisaṃpūjya tasthau yogarato haraḥ

Translation

ハラは、愛しきサティが再び戻ったのを見て、相応の歓待と礼敬をもって迎えた。しかる後、ハラはヨーガに没入して安住した。

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of seeing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (refers to Kālī/Satī)

• आगताम्: arrived
• आगताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘having come/arrived’ (qualifying ताम्)

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (gerund/absolutive)

• भूयः: again, once more
• भूयः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्/भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again/more)

• जाताम्: become
• जाताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘become’ (qualifying ताम्)

• प्रियाम्: beloved
• प्रियाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ताम्/सतीम्)

• सतीम्: Satī
• सतीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition to ताम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नाम (Satī)

• स्वागतेन: with a welcome
• स्वागतेन: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वागत (प्रातिपदिक; सु + आगत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थ (good welcome)

• अभिसंपूज्य: having duly honoured
• अभिसंपूज्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-सम्-पूज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive)

• तस्थौ: remained, stood
• तस्थौ: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• योगरतः: engaged in yoga
• योगरतः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योगरत (प्रातिपदिक; योग + रत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (योगे रतः)

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पुनरुक्त-कर्ता (appositional repetition)

Speakers

• Narratorial layer within the Purana (often framed as Pulastya ↔ Nārada in the Vāmana Purāṇa’s broader dialogue setting; specific speaker not explicit in this verse excerpt)

Primary Deities

• Shiva (Hara)
• Sati/Parvati

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Yoga/Asceticism
• Householder-ascetic balance
• Devotional reverence (satkāra)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even intimate, worldly bonds (the return of the beloved) are met with proper dharmic courtesy (svāgata, satkāra), yet Shiva models inner steadiness—remaining rooted in yoga without being destabilized by circumstance.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This passage aligns most closely with Vamśānucarita/Carita-type narrative material (accounts of divine figures and their conduct), rather than cosmological sarga/pratisarga; it is episodic theology and exemplary behavior.

What is the symbolic significance?

Sati’s ‘return again’ gestures to continuity of śakti and divine companionship, while Shiva’s immediate re-absorption in yoga symbolizes transcendence: the Absolute remains unchanged even when the divine feminine presence is honored.