Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 1), Shloka 30

Shiva’s Wedding Procession to Kailasa and the Marriage of Girija (Kali)

Devanagari script

सदारो ऽहं समं पुत्रैर्भृत्यैर्नप्तृभिरव्ययाः किङ्करो ऽस्मि स्थितो युष्मदाज्ञाकारी तदुच्यताम्

Transliteration

sadāro 'haṃ samaṃ putrairbhṛtyairnaptṛbhiravyayāḥ kiṅkaro 'smi sthito yuṣmadājñākārī taducyatām

Translation

Aku, bersama isteriku, anak-anakku, para hamba dan cucu-cucuku—wahai yang mulia—berdiri di sini sebagai pelayanmu, siap melaksanakan perintahmu. Maka nyatakanlah apa yang kalian kehendaki.

Word by Word

• स-दारः: together with (my) wife
• स-दारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह-अर्थक) + दार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of अहम्); अव्ययीभाव: 'with wife'

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समम्: together with
• समम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'together/equally')

• पुत्रैः: with (my) sons
• पुत्रैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भृत्यैः: with servants
• भृत्यैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नप्तृभिः: with grandsons
• नप्तृभिः: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नप्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अव्ययाः: undiminished / unfailing
• अव्ययाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of पुत्रैः/भृत्यैः/नप्तृभिः as a group: 'undiminished/unchanging')

• किङ्करः: servant / attendant
• किङ्करः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• स्थितः: standing / stationed
• स्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; अहम्-विशेषण

• युष्मत्-आज्ञा-कारी: obedient to your command
• युष्मत्-आज्ञा-कारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक) + कारिन्/कारी (कृदन्त; कृ धातु)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of अहम्): 'one who does your command'

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देश (that matter)

• उच्यताम्: let it be stated
• उच्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive): 'let it be said'

Speakers

• Immediate speaker: the same host/householder addressing Brahmins; overarching dialogue frame not explicit in excerpt.

Key Themes

• Seva and obedience to dharma
• Householder ideal (gṛhastha-dharma)
• Collective family participation in merit
• Brahmin-centered ritual economy

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Dharma is portrayed as communal and embodied: not only the individual but the whole household aligns itself to righteous instruction. The ethic is readiness-to-serve (seva-bhāva) as a direct generator of puṇya and social harmony.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Like the prior verses, this is ācāra/dharma material nested in a māhātmya setting, rather than cosmology or dynastic history. It supports Purāṇic didactic aims alongside the tīrtha descriptions.

What is the symbolic significance?

The inclusion of wife, sons, servants, and grandsons symbolizes the extension of dharma across generations and social roles. ‘Standing as kiṅkara’ conveys ego-effacement and the sacralization of service—an inner ‘tīrtha’ parallel to outer pilgrimage.