Vamana Purana — Harihara Revelation, Shloka 63

Harihara Revelation and the Kurukshetra Tirtha Cycle: Sthanu in Vishnu and the Sanctification of Saptasarasvata

Devanagari script

देकारश्चोरुयुगलं मकरो ऽप्यत्र संस्थितः माघो निगदितो मासः पत्रकं दशमं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

dekāraścoruyugalaṃ makaro 'pyatra saṃsthitaḥ māgho nigadito māsaḥ patrakaṃ daśamaṃ smṛtam

Translation

Suku kata “de” ditetapkan bagi sepasang paha; dan di sini makara (buaya/raksasa laut) juga ditempatkan. Bulan dinyatakan sebagai Māgha; ini diingati sebagai patraka yang kesepuluh.

Word by Word

• देकारः: the syllable/letter ‘de’
• देकारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देकार (प्रातिपदिक; दे + कार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ऊरुयुगलम्: pair of thighs
• ऊरुयुगलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊरु + युगल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular neuter

• मकरः: Makara (Capricorn)
• मकरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि = ‘also/even’ (particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संस्थितः: situated/placed
• संस्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु) → संस्थित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agreeing with ‘makaraḥ’

• माघः: Māgha (month)
• माघः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• निगदितः: is stated/mentioned
• निगदितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + गद् (धातु) → निगदित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agreeing with ‘māsaḥ’

• मासः: month
• मासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पत्रकम्: leaf (petal)
• पत्रकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular neuter

• दशमम्: tenth
• दशमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ordinal ‘tenth’ qualifying ‘patrakam’

• स्मृतम्: is remembered/considered
• स्मृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘is remembered/considered’

Speakers

• Unspecified narrator voice addressing ‘mune’ in the surrounding passage (teacher to sage).

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Keśava)

Key Themes

• Tirtha Mahima
• Sacred body-mapping (aṅga-nyāsa style correspondences)
• Ritual calendar (lunar months)
• Iconographic/astrological symbolism (makara)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is meant by ‘patraka’ here?

In this chapter the text uses ‘patraka’ as a numbered unit within a twelvefold scheme connected to Keśava—functioning like a ritual-encyclopedic ‘leaf’ that links syllables, body-parts, emblems/creatures, and months for remembrance and worship.

Why is ‘makara’ paired with Māgha and the thighs?

The pairing reflects a symbolic correspondence system rather than a narrative event. Makara is a prominent aquatic/solar emblem in Indic iconography and calendrical thought; the verse states its placement as part of the chapter’s fixed mnemonic mapping.

Does this verse name any specific tīrtha or river?

No. Although Adhyaya 35 belongs to a larger Saromāhātmya-style setting, this particular śloka is purely schematic and contains no geographic toponyms.