Vamana Purana — Sukesha's Boon & Twelve Dharmas, Shloka 11

Sukesha’s Boon, the Twelve Dharmas of Beings, and the Cosmography of the Seven Dvipas with the Twenty-One Hells

Devanagari script

पुलस्त्य उवाच/ इत्थं सुकेशिवचनं निशम्य परमर्षयः प्रोचुर्विमृस्य श्रेयोर्ऽथमिह लोके परत्र च

Transliteration

pulastya uvāca/ itthaṃ sukeśivacanaṃ niśamya paramarṣayaḥ procurvimṛsya śreyor'thamiha loke paratra ca

Translation

Pulastya disse: “Tendo assim ouvido as palavras de Sukeśi, os grandes sábios, após refletirem, falaram sobre aquilo que visa ao bem supremo, tanto neste mundo quanto no outro.”

Word by Word

• पुलस्त्यः: Pulastya
• पुलस्त्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्तृ-नाम

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इत्थम्: thus
• इत्थम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus/in this manner)

• सुकेशिवचनम्: Sukeśi's words
• सुकेशिवचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकेशि + वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘सुकेशेः वचनम्’

• निशम्य: having heard
• निशम्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + शम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): ‘having heard’

• परमर्षयः: the supreme sages
• परमर्षयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘परमाः ऋषयः’

• प्रोचुः: they said
• प्रोचुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• विमृस्य: having deliberated
• विमृस्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + मृश् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त: ‘having reflected/considered’

• श्रेयः: of the highest good
• श्रेयः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘of the good/highest good’

• अर्थम्: meaning / purpose
• अर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक अव्यय (here)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• परत्र: hereafter
• परत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक अव्यय (in the other world/thereafter)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (and)

Speakers

• Pulastya narrating the sages’ deliberation and response

Key Themes

• Sage counsel
• Dharma instruction framework
• Reflective discernment (vimarśa)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The sages do not answer impulsively; ‘vimṛśya’ underscores discernment as a dharmic method—ethical guidance should be reasoned, tested, and oriented to long-term welfare (śreyas) rather than immediate gratification.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is a narrative connective verse (kathā-sūtra) establishing the didactic setting. It supports dharma teaching embedded in the Purāṇic dialogue tradition rather than enumerating sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Hearing → reflection → teaching’ models the ideal transmission of sacred knowledge: śravaṇa (hearing), manana (reflection), and upadeśa (instruction).