Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 32

Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī

Devanagari script

स वनन्तं च ददृशे फुल्लकोकनदावृतम् कह्लारपद्मकुमुदैः कमलेन्दीवरैरपि

Transliteration

sa vanantaṃ ca dadṛśe phullakokanadāvṛtam kahlārapadmakumudaiḥ kamalendīvarairapi

Translation

അവൻ വനത്തിന്റെ അന്തർഭാഗം കണ്ടു; അത് വിരിഞ്ഞ ചുവന്ന താമരകളാൽ മൂടപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു; കൂടാതെ കഹ്ലാര, പദ്മ, കുമുദ, കമലം, നീലോത്പലം എന്നിവയും നിറഞ്ഞിരുന്നു।

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• vanantam: the forest-end; edge of the forest
• vanantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vanānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (वनस्य अन्तः/अन्तम्); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• dadṛśe: saw
• dadṛśe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• phulla-kokanada-āvṛtam: covered with blooming red lotuses (kokanada)
• phulla-kokanada-āvṛtam: Viśeṣaṇa of Karma (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phulla (प्रातिपदिक) + kokanada (प्रातिपदिक) + ā-vṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (फुल्लकोकनदैः आवृतम्); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (vanantam)

• kahlāra-padma-kumudaiḥ: with kahlāra-lilies, lotuses, and kumuda water-lilies
• kahlāra-padma-kumudaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण) — instrument/means (with which covered)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kahlāra (प्रातिपदिक) + padma (प्रातिपदिक) + kumuda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: द्वन्द्व (कह्लार + पद्म + कुमुद); तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• kamala-indīvaraiḥ: with lotuses and blue lotuses (indīvara)
• kamala-indīvaraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala (प्रातिपदिक) + indīvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: द्वन्द्व (कमल + इन्दीवर); तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपि-कार (also/even)

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the Purāṇic frame (commonly Pulastya → Nārada
• but not explicit in the given verses)

Key Themes

• Sacred geography (aesthetic landscape)
• Kāvya-style nature description
• Prelude to erotic/psychological turn (kāma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse sets a sensory, alluring environment that can elevate the mind toward beauty, but it also foreshadows how sense-objects may become triggers for attachment when not governed by self-restraint.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

It belongs to Vamśānucarita/Carita-type narration (episodes within dynastic/royal storytelling), not to sarga/pratisarga directly.

What is the symbolic significance?

Lotuses of varied colors commonly symbolize the manifold attractions of the world (viṣaya-vaicitrya). The luxuriant grove functions as the narrative catalyst for the arising of kāma in the next verses.