Vamana Purana — Shukra's Samjivani, Shloka 140

Shukra’s Saṃjīvanī, Shiva’s Containment of the Asuras, and Indra’s Recovery of Power

Devanagari script

साब्रवीन्नाद्य ते वक्ष्ये वदिष्यामि पुनः प्रभो सो ऽब्रवीद् वद मे ऽद्यैव नोचेन्नाश्नामि भोजनम्

Transliteration

sābravīnnādya te vakṣye vadiṣyāmi punaḥ prabho so 'bravīd vada me 'dyaiva nocennāśnāmi bhojanam

Translation

ਉਹ ਬੋਲੀ—ਅੱਜ ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਦੱਸਾਂਗੀ; ਹੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ, ਫਿਰ ਕਦੇ ਦੱਸਾਂਗੀ। ਉਹ ਬੋਲਿਆ—ਅੱਜ ਹੀ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਦੱਸੋ; ਨਹੀਂ ਤਾਂ ਮੈਂ ਭੋਜਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਾਂਗਾ।

Speakers

• Wife (respondent/knower) to husband (questioner); then husband to wife.

Key Themes

• Urgency of revelation
• Fasting/withholding food as a vow-like resolve
• Control of speech and timing in Purāṇic dialogue

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why does the wife defer speaking (‘not today’)?

Purāṇic dialogues often mark knowledge as time-sensitive or ritually conditioned; deferral can indicate propriety (aucitya), fear of inauspiciousness, or the need for the right moment to disclose destiny-related speech.

Is the husband’s refusal to eat a formal vrata?

The verse presents it as a resolve used to compel immediacy. It resembles a vrata-like stance (self-restraint) but is not explicitly framed with ritual rules; it functions narratively as insistence and urgency.

What does prabho signify in this domestic exchange?

Prabho is a respectful address meaning ‘lord/master,’ commonly used between spouses in classical Sanskrit narrative to indicate deference and social decorum, not necessarily divinity.