Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 1), Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

इयं या त्वत्सुता काली सर्वलोकेषु सुन्दरी तां प्रार्थयति देवेशस्तां भवान् दातुमर्हति

Transliteration

iyaṃ yā tvatsutā kālī sarvalokeṣu sundarī tāṃ prārthayati deveśastāṃ bhavān dātumarhati

Translation

ଏହି କାଳୀ ଆପଣଙ୍କ କନ୍ୟା, ସମସ୍ତ ଲୋକରେ ସୁନ୍ଦରୀ; ଦେବେଶ୍ୱର ତାଙ୍କୁ ବିବାହାର୍ଥେ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରୁଛନ୍ତି, ତେଣୁ ଆପଣ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଦେବା ଉଚିତ।

Speakers

• Not specified in the provided excerpt (likely within the Purāṇic frame dialogue
• often Pulastya → Nārada
• with embedded conversations)

Primary Deities

• Kālī/Devī
• Deveśa (likely Śiva)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Shakti
• Dharma of marriage alliances
• Sectarian harmony (titles and shared supremacy language)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse reinforces the dharmic ideal of kanyādāna (giving the daughter in marriage) when a worthy suitor—here styled as the cosmic Lord—seeks her; the father’s duty aligns with social dharma and cosmic order.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily Vamśānucarita / genealogical-narrative material (lineage and relational ordering of deities), rather than sarga/pratisarga; it situates divine relations as paradigms for worldly dharma.

What is the symbolic significance?

Kālī being ‘sought’ by Deveśa frames the Goddess not merely as fearsome power but also as auspicious beauty across worlds; the union signifies integration of śakti (power) with īśvara (lordship), a hallmark of Purāṇic synthesis.