Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 20

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

सापि जाता मुनिश्रेष्ठ सन्ध्या रागवती ततः प्रतीच्छत् कृत्तिकायोगं शैलेया विग्रहं दृढम्

Transliteration

sāpi jātā muniśreṣṭha sandhyā rāgavatī tataḥ pratīcchat kṛttikāyogaṃ śaileyā vigrahaṃ dṛḍham

Translation

Kemudian, wahai yang terbaik antara para muni, dia pun menjadi Sandhyā yang dikuasai rāga (nafsu); sesudah itu dia menerima Kṛttikā-yoga dan mengambil suatu wujud jasmani yang teguh, seakan-akan lahir dari gunung (seperti batu).

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Emphasis (बल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• जाता: was born, became
• जाता: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु) → jāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle) स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘भूत्वा/अभवत्’ अर्थे (became/was born)

• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: O best of sages
• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘मुनीनां श्रेष्ठः’; पुल्लिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• सन्ध्या: Sandhyā
• सन्ध्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sandhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रागवती: full of passion/attachment
• रागवती: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rāga (प्रातिपदिक) + vat (तद्धित) → rāgavatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तद्धितान्त (possessive -vatī) विशेषण

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (then/thereafter)

• प्रतीच्छत्: accepted, received
• प्रतीच्छत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati+√i (धातु) / pratīcch (धातु-रूप)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कृत्तिकायोगम्: connection with Kṛttikā (asterism)
• कृत्तिकायोगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛttikā (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘कृत्तिकायाः योगः/सम्बन्धः’; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शैलेया: mountain-born/rocky
• शैलेया: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + ya (तद्धित) → śaileyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तद्धितान्त (derived from mountain/rocky) विशेषण

• विग्रहम्: body, form
• विग्रहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दृढम्: firm, strong
• दृढम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speakers

• Narrator addressing a sage (muniśreṣṭha); broader frame traditionally Pulastya–Nārada (not explicit in input)

Key Themes

• Śāpa-phala (result of curse)
• Personification and embodiment of Sandhyā
• Astro-ritual timing (Kṛttikā-yoga)
• Transformation into a fixed/solid form

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Unchecked rāga (attachment/passion) is depicted as a degradation from a sacred function into a bound condition with tangible consequences. The narrative frames moral disorder as producing ontological change—one’s ‘form’ becomes heavy/rigid when inner balance is lost.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

It remains within didactic-etiological narration used to sacralize ritual/temporal observances (Sandhyā, yogas). It is not a primary sarga/pratisarga account; it functions as explanatory ‘carita’ supporting vrata/ācāra culture around auspicious times.

What is the symbolic significance?

Kṛttikā is often associated with fiery purification and divine nurture in broader Sanskrit tradition; juxtaposed with Sandhyā becoming rāgavatī and ‘stone-like,’ the verse can symbolize a fall from luminous transition (Sandhyā) into fixity (dṛḍha vigraha), i.e., consciousness hardening under passion.