Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 57

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

प्रथमे वयसि स्त्रीणां सह भर्त्रा विलासिनि सुभोगा भोगिताः काले व्रजन्ति स्थिरयौवने

Transliteration

prathame vayasi strīṇāṃ saha bhartrā vilāsini subhogā bhogitāḥ kāle vrajanti sthirayauvane

Translation

Ó senhora brincalhona: na primeira fase da vida das mulheres, os prazeres são desfrutados juntamente com o esposo; no devido tempo, esses prazeres bem gozados passam, e chega-se a uma juventude firme.

Word by Word

• प्रथमे: in the first
• प्रथमे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (locative adjective)

• वयसि: in age
• वयसि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women
• स्त्रीणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: सहकारक (Sahakāraka/Associative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सह-योगे (preposition/adverb: 'together with')

• भर्त्रा: with the husband
• भर्त्रा: सहकारक (Sahakāraka/Instrumental of association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• विलासिनि: O playful/lovely one
• विलासिनि: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलासिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• सुभोगाः: excellent enjoyments/pleasures
• सुभोगाः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सु + भोगः = उत्तमभोगः)

• भोगिताः: are enjoyed
• भोगिताः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुज् (धातु) → भोगित (कृदन्त, क्त/क्तप्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle: 'enjoyed')

• काले: in time / at the proper time
• काले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• व्रजन्ति: they go/attain
• व्रजन्ति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• स्थिरयौवने: in steady youth
• स्थिरयौवने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिर-यौवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्थिरं यौवनं यस्मिन्/स्थिरं यौवनम्)

Speakers

• Likely Śiva speaking to Girijā (Pārvatī) (exact narrative frame not supplied in input)

Primary Deities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī (Girijā)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Gṛhastha vs. tapas
• Dharma of life-stages (āśrama/āyuḥ-krama)
• Ethics of desire and restraint

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse normalizes marital enjoyment as appropriate to an early life-stage, while implying that time naturally shifts one toward greater steadiness; it prepares the ground for valuing restraint and tapas without denying the legitimacy of household life.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Best classified under Vamśānucarita/Carita-type narrative material (dialogue and character instruction), not sarga/pratisarga/manvantara in these lines.

What is the symbolic significance?

“Steady youth” symbolizes the mind’s maturation from playful desire (vilāsa) toward stability—an inner prerequisite for successful austerity and spiritual attainment.