Vamana Purana — Manifestation of Katyayani, Shloka 32

The Manifestation of Katyayani (Durga) and the Humbling of the Vindhya by Agastya

Devanagari script

इत्येवमुक्त्वा भगवाञ्जगाम दिशं स याम्यां सहसान्तरिक्षम् आक्रम्य तस्थौ स हि तां तदाशां काले व्रजाम्यत्र यदा मुनीन्द्रः

Transliteration

ityevamuktvā bhagavāñjagāma diśaṃ sa yāmyāṃ sahasāntarikṣam ākramya tasthau sa hi tāṃ tadāśāṃ kāle vrajāmyatra yadā munīndraḥ

Translation

ເມື່ອກ່າວດັ່ງນັ້ນແລ້ວ ພຣະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າໄດ້ຮີບໄປທາງອາກາດສູ່ທິດໃຕ້. ເມື່ອເຖິງທິດນັ້ນ ພຣະອົງຢຸດຢືນຢູ່ ໂດຍຄິດວ່າ: «ເມື່ອເວລາສົມຄວນ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະມາທີ່ນີ້ ເມື່ອມຸນີຜູ້ປະເສີດມາຮອດ».

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyasaṃjñā (वाक्यचिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यन्त-निपात (quotative)

• evam: in this manner
• evam: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), पूर्वकाल

• bhagavān: the venerable one (sage)
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• diśam: direction
• diśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• yāmyām: southern
• yāmyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yāmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (diśam)

• sahasā: suddenly/quickly
• sahasā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (suddenly/quickly)

• antarikṣam: the sky/atmosphere
• antarikṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antarikṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• ākramya: having stepped/entered
• ākramya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā+kram (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), पूर्वकाल

• tasthau: stood/remained
• tasthau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/indeed)

• tām: that
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• tad-āśām: that expectation/hope
• tad-āśām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + āśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तस्याः आशा)

• kāle: at the time
• kāle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• vrajāmi: I go
• vrajāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• atra: here
• atra: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (here)

• yadā: when
• yadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (when)

• munīndraḥ: the lord of sages
• munīndraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मुनीनां इन्द्रः)

Speakers

• Not explicit in the verse (within the standard Pulastya–Nārada narrative frame
• but not stated here)

Primary Deities

• Bhagavān (unspecified)

Key Themes

• Ascetic setting
• Narrative movement
• Timing/Providence

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse emphasizes kāla (right timing) and deliberate action: even divine or exemplary actors move with purpose, waiting for the appropriate moment and the arrival of the qualified sage.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita / carita-type narration (episode-level narrative of exemplary figures), rather than cosmogenesis (sarga/pratisarga) or dynastic genealogy proper.

What is the symbolic significance?

Movement to the southern quarter can signal transition into forest/penance space and the intentional creation of a setting where tapas and instruction (via a munīndra) will unfold.