Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 26

The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)

Devanagari script

अन्ये ऽब्रुवन् चन्द्रमसा ध्रुवमाराधितो हरिः व्रतेनेह त्वखण्डेन तेनाखण्डः शशी दिवि

Transliteration

anye 'bruvan candramasā dhruvamārādhito hariḥ vrateneha tvakhaṇḍena tenākhaṇḍaḥ śaśī divi

Translation

ଅନ୍ୟେ କହିଲେ—“ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରମା ଏଠାରେ ଅଖଣ୍ଡ ବ୍ରତରେ ଧ୍ରୁବଭାବେ ହରିଙ୍କୁ ଆରାଧନା କଲା; ତେଣୁ ଦିବିରେ ଶଶୀ ‘ଅଖଣ୍ଡ’ (କ୍ଷୟରହିତ/ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ) ଅଟେ।”

Word by Word

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अब्रुवन्: said
• अब्रुवन्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• चन्द्रमसा: by the Moon
• चन्द्रमसा: Karaṇa/Agent-in-passive (करण/कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candramas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण = ‘certainly’

• आराधितः: was propitiated
• आराधितः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā+√rādh (धातु) + ta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) used predicatively; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘worshipped/propitiated’

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• व्रतेन: by a vow
• व्रतेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha/Contrast (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोध (particle)

• अखण्डेन: unbroken
• अखण्डेन: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्रतेन-विशेषण

• तेन: therefore/by that
• तेन: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुं, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘by that/therefore’

• अखण्डः: unbroken/undiminished
• अखण्डः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शशी-विशेषण

• शशी: the moon
• शशी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दिवि: in heaven
• दिवि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (द्यौः), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

Speakers

• Unnamed narratorial voice reporting ‘others said’ (anye abravan); larger frame traditionally Pulastya–Nārada (not explicit in given verses)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Hari)
• Candra (Moon)

Key Themes

• Vaishnavism
• Vrata/Rituals
• Phalaśruti (fruits of worship)
• Cosmic order / luminaries

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Steadfast, uninterrupted observance (akhaṇḍa-vrata) directed to Hari is presented as a cause of enduring excellence and stability; the luminary’s ‘wholeness’ becomes a cosmic metaphor for integrity in practice.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily Vamśānucarita/Anucarita-type didactic exemplum (illustrative sacred history about a celestial being) used to teach dharma and vrata-phala; secondarily touches Sarga-related cosmology by referencing the Moon’s heavenly status.

What is the symbolic significance?

The Moon’s ‘akhaṇḍa’ quality symbolizes the spiritual principle that unbroken devotion yields an undiminishing merit; the verse frames cosmic phenomena as outcomes of dharma rather than mere mechanics.