Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 23

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

Devanagari script

तेनासौ भगवान् प्रीतः प्रादाच्छयनमुत्तमम् अशून्यं च महाभोगैरनस्तमितशेखरम्

Transliteration

tenāsau bhagavān prītaḥ prādācchayanamuttamam aśūnyaṃ ca mahābhogairanastamitaśekharam

Translation

ਉਸ ਭਕਤੀ-ਕਰਮ ਨਾਲ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਹੋਏ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਉੱਤਮ ਸ਼ਯਨ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ਿਆ—ਜੋ ਮਹਾਨ ਭੋਗਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਕਦੇ ਖਾਲੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਸ਼ੋਭਾ ਕਦੇ ਮਲਿਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਸੀ।

Word by Word

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

• असौ: that (he)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; दूरवाचक सर्वनाम

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रीतः: pleased
• प्रीतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prī (धातु) + ta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘pleased’

• प्रादात्: gave
• प्रादात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+√dā (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शयनम्: a couch/bed
• शयनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शयनम्-विशेषण

• अशून्यम्: not empty
• अशून्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-śūnya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शयनम्-विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• महाभोगैः: with great enjoyments/luxuries
• महाभोगैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā+bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘महान्तः भोगाः’

• अनस्तमितशेखरम्: having an unfading crest/ornament
• अनस्तमितशेखरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-astamita+śekhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘अस्तं न मितः/न गतः शेखरः यस्य’ = ‘with unfading crest’ (as attribute of śayanam)

Speakers

• Narration layer not explicit in the given verses (commonly Pulastya → Nārada in the Vāmana Purāṇa frame
• but not confirmable from excerpt alone)

Primary Deities

• Śiva (implied by adjoining verses mentioning Śambhu and Rudra-ārādhana)

Key Themes

• Bhakti
• Vrata/Rituals
• Śiva-prasāda (grace of Śiva)
• Merit (puṇya) and reward

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Devotion and disciplined religious practice (tapas/vrata) are portrayed as efficacious: divine grace manifests not only as abstract blessing but also as well-being and auspicious prosperity, framed as the fruit of sincere worship.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily falls under Dharma/ācāra instruction embedded in narrative; within pañcalakṣaṇa mapping it aligns most closely with ancillary didactic material often accompanying Vamśānucarita/Manvantara-style narration (not sarga/pratisarga proper).

What is the symbolic significance?

The 'excellent couch' symbolizes stable, unfailing auspiciousness—comfort that is 'not empty' (aśūnya) and 'unfading' (anastamita). It encodes the idea that divine favor establishes enduring well-being rather than transient gain.