Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 24

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

ततो ब्रह्माब्रवीद् देवान् गच्छध्वं हिमवत्सुताम् इहानयध्वं तां कालीं तपस्यन्तीं हिमालये

Transliteration

tato brahmābravīd devān gacchadhvaṃ himavatsutām ihānayadhvaṃ tāṃ kālīṃ tapasyantīṃ himālaye

Translation

Kemudian Brahmā berkata kepada para dewa: “Pergilah kepada puteri Himavat. Bawalah ke sini Kālī yang sedang bertapa di Himālaya.”

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of sequence

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• abravīt: said/spoke
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• devān: to the gods
• devān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• gacchadhvam: go (you all)
• gacchadhvam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); ātmanepada

• himavat-sutām: Himavat’s daughter
• himavat-sutām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himavat (प्रातिपदिक) + sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘himavataḥ sutā’

• iha: here
• iha: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक)

• ānayadhvam: bring (her)
• ānayadhvam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√nī (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); ātmanepada

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• kālīm: Kālī
• kālīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kālī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; proper name/epithet

• tapasyantīm: performing austerities
• tapasyantīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tapasya (धातु/नामधातु from tapas)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies kālīm/tām

• himālaye: in the Himalaya
• himālaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

Speakers

• Brahmā to the Devas

Primary Deities

• Brahmā
• Devāḥ
• Kālī (Himavat-sutā)

Key Themes

• Devī worship
• Tapas (austerity)
• Deva supplication
• Sectarian harmony (Purāṇic integration of Devī within broader theology)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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