Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

ततो ऽज्ञासीच्च तान् सर्वान् सदाचाररताञ्शुचीन् देवब्राह्मणपूजासु संसक्तान् धर्मसंयुतान्

Transliteration

tato 'jñāsīcca tān sarvān sadācāraratāñśucīn devabrāhmaṇapūjāsu saṃsaktān dharmasaṃyutān

Translation

Then he came to know that all of them were pure, devoted to good conduct, diligently engaged in the worship of the gods and brāhmaṇas, and established in dharma.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त

• अज्ञासीत्: came to know, understood
• अज्ञासीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha-bodhaka (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तान्: those (people)
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (तान्)

• सदाचाररतान्: devoted to good conduct
• सदाचाररतान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat-ācāra (प्रातिपदिक) + rata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सदाचार-रता = good-conduct-attached); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (तान्)

• शुचीन्: pure
• शुचीन्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (तान्)

• देव-ब्राह्मण-पूजासु: in the worship of gods and brāhmaṇas
• देव-ब्राह्मण-पूजासु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: देवब्राह्मणपूजा (देवानां ब्राह्मणानां च पूजा) इति तत्पुरुष/द्वन्द्व-आश्रित; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• संसक्तान्: engaged, attached
• संसक्तान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-sañj (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) 'संसक्त' = attached/engaged; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (तान्)

• धर्मसंयुतान्: endowed with righteousness
• धर्मसंयुतान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (धर्मेण संयुत = endowed with dharma); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (तान्)

Speakers

• Narrative voice (dialogue-frame not provided in input; commonly Pulastya ↔ Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Sadācāra (ethical conduct)
• Brāhmaṇa-honour
• Deva worship
• Daitya/Rākṣasa opposition to dharma

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Dharma is indicated not merely by belief but by conduct: purity (śauca), adherence to sadācāra, and reverence toward devas and brāhmaṇas. The text frames these as visible markers of a dharmic community.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily within Vamśānucarita/Carita-type narration (accounts of beings and their conduct) and the recurrent Purāṇic motif of dharma being upheld against adharma (often embedded within broader dynastic or conflict narratives).

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Deva–brāhmaṇa pūjā’ symbolizes alignment with cosmic order: devas represent cosmic functions, brāhmaṇas represent Vedic continuity. Their honouring signifies societal and spiritual stability—precisely what adharmic forces seek to undermine.