Shloka 19

सिद्धाश्रम-प्रसङ्गः

Siddhashrama and the Vāmana Narrative

Devanagari script

अथ विष्णुर्महातेजा अदित्यां समजायत।वामनं रूपमास्थाय वैरोचनिमुपागमत्।।1.29.19।।

Transliteration

atha viṣṇur mahātejā adityāṃ samajāyata | vāmanaṃ rūpam āsthāya vairocanim upāgamat || 1.29.19 ||

Translation

ਫਿਰ ਮਹਾਤੇਜਸਵੀ ਵਿਸ਼ਣੂ ਅਦਿਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੋਏ; ਵਾਮਨ ਰੂਪ ਧਾਰ ਕੇ ਵੈਰੋਚਨੀ ਦੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਬਲੀ ਕੋਲ ਪਹੁੰਚੇ।

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समयान्वयार्थक (sequence/then)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• महातेजाः: highly resplendent
• महातेजाः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण/subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; विशेषण (epithet)

• अदित्याम्: in/from Aditi (womb)
• अदित्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative-sense expressed via acc.)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aditi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; ‘अदित्याम्’ = ‘अदितेः गर्भे/उदरं प्रति’ इति भावे (from Aditi’s womb)

• समजायत: was born
• समजायत: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (जन् धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग: सम्

• वामनम्: dwarf (Vāmana)
• वामनम्: Karma (कर्म/object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāmana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; ‘रूपम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• आस्थाय: having assumed
• आस्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having assumed/taken’; उपसर्ग: आ

• वैरोचनिम्: Bali (son of Virocana)
• वैरोचनिम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vairocanī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; ‘विरोचनस्य पुत्रः’ (Bali)

• उपागमत्: approached
• उपागमत्: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: उप

Context

Then the resplendent Visnu, born from the womb of Aditi and assuming the form of Vamana, approached, the son of Virochana (Bali).

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Aditi
• Vāmana
• Bali (Virocani)
• Virocana

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is safeguarded through timely intervention: divine incarnation is framed as a response to restore truth and rightful governance.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrative transitions to the Vāmana episode: Viṣṇu is born as Aditi’s son and goes to Bali.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Purposeful action (loka-saṃgraha): acting decisively for the maintenance of cosmic and moral order.