Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 22

Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology

Devanagari script

आसनेभ्यः प्रचलिता देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः स्वस्त्यस्तु लोकेभ्य इति जपन्तः परमर्षयः

Transliteration

āsanebhyaḥ pracalitā devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ svastyastu lokebhya iti japantaḥ paramarṣayaḥ

Translation

Os deuses, liderados por Śakra (Indra), foram sacudidos de seus assentos; e os supremos videntes, murmurando “Que haja bem-estar para os mundos”, começaram a recitar essa bênção.

Word by Word

• āsanebhyaḥ: from (their) seats
• āsanebhyaḥ: अपादान (Apādāna/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• pracalitāḥ: having been shaken/moved
• pracalitāḥ: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√cal (धातु) > pracalita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त)

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• śakra-purogamāḥ: led by Śakra (Indra)
• śakra-purogamāḥ: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier of devāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakra + purogama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); बहुव्रीहि: 'येषां पुरोगमः शक्रः' (whose leader is Indra)

• svasti: well-being; hail
• svasti: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svasti (अव्यय)
• Form: मङ्गलार्थक-अव्यय (benedictive particle)

• astu: let there be
• astu: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• lokebhyaḥ: to the worlds
• lokebhyaḥ: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• iti: thus
• iti: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति (quotative particle)

• japantaḥ: reciting
• japantaḥ: कर्ता (Kartā/Agent; agreeing with paramarṣayaḥ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jap (धातु) > japant (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• paramarṣayaḥ: the great sages
• paramarṣayaḥ: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); कर्मधारय: 'परमाश्च ते ऋषयः'

Speakers

• Narrator describing the gods and seers (exact frame-speakers not specified in input)

Primary Deities

• Indra
• Brahma
• Vishnu

Key Themes

• Indra as leader of devas (śakra-purogamāḥ)
• Ritual speech as protection (svasty-ukti, japa)
• Cosmic crisis and collective response
• Interdependence of devas and ṛṣis

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the function of ‘svasty astu lokebhyaḥ’ in this context?

It is a protective benediction (svasti-vāc) uttered as a countermeasure to ominous disturbances. In Purāṇic narrative logic, auspicious speech and mantra-recitation stabilize disorder and invoke divine safeguarding of the worlds.

Who are the ‘paramarṣis’ here, and why are they reciting?

‘Paramarṣis’ denotes eminent seers associated with cosmic maintenance through tapas and mantra. Their japa represents the brahmanical/ṛṣi role: sustaining ṛta by sacred utterance when the deva-order is shaken.

Does ‘gods shaken from their seats’ imply a loss of sovereignty?

Yes, narratively it signals that the devas’ normal authority is insufficient against the emerging crisis. This typically motivates them to seek higher counsel (Brahmā) and ultimately the intervention of Viṣṇu.