Vamana Purana — Shukra's Curse on King Danda, Shloka 160

Shukra’s Curse on King Danda and Andhaka’s Challenge to Shiva

Devanagari script

ममेयं वेदवत्यस्तु त्वाष्ट्रोयी सुरथस्य च बाढमित्यब्रवीद्धृष्टो मुनिर्मनुसुतं नृपम्

Transliteration

mameyaṃ vedavatyastu tvāṣṭroyī surathasya ca bāḍhamityabravīddhṛṣṭo munirmanusutaṃ nṛpam

Translation

“ഈ വേദവതി—ത്വാഷ്ട്രീ—എനിക്കുള്ളതാകട്ടെ; കൂടാതെ (മറ്റൊരു കന്യ) സുരഥനുമേയ്ക്ക് ദാനം ചെയ്യപ്പെടട്ടെ।” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞ് ഹർഷിതനായ മുനി മനുപുത്രനായ രാജാവ് സുരഥനോടു— “ബാഢം, അങ്ങനെ തന്നെയാകട്ടെ” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു।

Speakers

• A sage (muni) speaking to King Suratha (Manusuta).

Primary Deities

• None explicit (implicit Vedic-social order; Tvaṣṭṛ referenced as progenitor)

Key Themes

• Marriage alliance (vivāha)
• Royal lineage (Manu’s descendants)
• Patronymic identity (Tvāṣṭrī)
• Consent/assent formula (bāḍham)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Who is “Tvāṣṭrī” here, and why is it important?

“Tvāṣṭrī” is a patronymic indicating descent from Tvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan in Vedic tradition). In Purāṇic narrative, such patronymics legitimize a bride’s status and connect royal events to cosmic lineages.

What does “bāḍham” signify in ritual-narrative prose?

“Bāḍham” functions as a formal assent—“agreed/so be it”—often marking the decisive consent that authorizes the next ritual step (here, the marriage proceedings).

Does this verse contain a tirtha or geographic marker typical of the Vāmana Purāṇa?

No. This śloka is genealogical/ritual narrative; the geography-centric material appears elsewhere in the Saromāhātmya, but this line itself names no river, lake, forest, or tīrtha.