Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 105

Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode

Devanagari script

चूतादीनि सुगन्धीनि स्वादूनि विविधानि च हरप्रसादाज्जातानि भोज्यान्यपि सुरोत्तमैः

Transliteration

cūtādīni sugandhīni svādūni vividhāni ca haraprasādājjātāni bhojyānyapi surottamaiḥ

Translation

आंबा इत्यादी फळे सुगंधी, गोड व विविध प्रकारची होती; हर (शिव) यांच्या प्रसादाने ती उत्पन्न झाली, आणि ती देवश्रेष्ठांनाही भोग्य अन्न आहे।

Word by Word

• cūta-ādīni: mango etc. (fruits)
• cūta-ādīni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cūta (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sugandhīni: fragrant
• sugandhīni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sugandhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with cūtādīni

• svādūni: sweet
• svādūni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svādu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with cūtādīni

• vividhāni: various
• vividhāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with cūtādīni

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• hara-prasādāt: from Hara's grace/favor
• hara-prasādāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• jātāni: born/produced
• jātāni: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāta (कृदन्त; √jan (धातu))
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with cūtādīni

• bhojyāni: edible/fit to be eaten
• bhojyāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhojya (कृदन्त; √bhuj (धातु))
• Form: Gerundive/ya-participle (तव्यत्/यत्-भाव), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with cūtādīni

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात)

• sura-uttamaiḥ: by the best of the gods
• sura-uttamaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speakers

• Narrative layer not explicit in the given verses; commonly framed as Pulastya → Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa

Primary Deities

• Shiva (Hara/Rudra)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Divine grace (prasāda)
• Etiological myth
• Cosmic order

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse frames worldly pleasures (taste and fragrance) as ultimately dependent on divine dispensation: even what the gods enjoy is traced back to Hara’s prasāda, encouraging gratitude and reverence rather than possessiveness.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

It functions as an element of sarga/pratisarga-style description (cosmic/phenomenal origination) embedded within a deity-legend; secondarily it supports an upākhyāna within vaṃśānucarita/charita-style narration of divine acts.

What is the symbolic significance?

Fragrant, sweet fruits symbolize refined sense-objects (viṣaya). By attributing them to Hara’s grace, the text subordinates sensory delight to ascetic-divine authority, aligning enjoyment with dharma rather than mere kāma.