Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 2), Shloka 38

Shiva’s Wedding Procession to Kailasa and the Marriage of Girija (Kali)

Devanagari script

एवं क्रीडां हरः कृत्वा समं च गिरिकन्यया आगच्छद् दक्षिणां वेदिमृषिभिः सेवितां दृढाम्

Transliteration

evaṃ krīḍāṃ haraḥ kṛtvā samaṃ ca girikanyayā āgacchad dakṣiṇāṃ vedimṛṣibhiḥ sevitāṃ dṛḍhām

Translation

Так, совершив божественную игру, Хара вместе с Дочерью Горы пришёл к южной веди — прочной, утверждённой алтарной площадке, которую посещали и служили ей риши.

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus
• evaṃ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: Prakāra-avyaya (adverb of manner)

• krīḍām: play, sport
• krīḍām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krīḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Ktvānta (क्त्वान्त) absolutive; ‘having done’

• samam: together
• samam: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb) meaning ‘together/equally’; used with instrumental

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya (conjunction)

• giri-kanyayā: with the mountain’s daughter (Pārvatī)
• giri-kanyayā: Sahakāraka (सह/सहकर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक) + kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: ‘gireḥ kanyā’ (daughter of the mountain)

• āgacchat: came
• āgacchat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ lakāra, Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• dakṣiṇām: southern/right-side
• dakṣiṇām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of vedim

• vedim: altar
• vedim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vedi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• ṛṣibhiḥ: by sages
• ṛṣibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti, Bahuvacana (plural)

• sevitām: served, attended
• sevitām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sev (धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त) past passive participle; Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of vedim

• dṛḍhām: firm, solid
• dṛḍhām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of vedim

Speakers

• Narrative voice not specified in input (often framed as Pulastya → Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa)

Primary Deities

• Śiva (Hara)
• Pārvatī (Girikanyā)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Ritual space (vedī) and ṛṣi presence
• Divine līlā (krīḍā)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Divine līlā is not opposed to Vedic order: after playful intimacy, Śiva and Pārvatī move toward a consecrated, sage-attended ritual space, suggesting that dharma and sanctity frame and stabilize even divine play.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is best classed under ākhyāna / dharma-anuśaṅga within 'Vamśānucarita' or allied narrative sections rather than core cosmogenesis; it is episodic narration tied to sacred/ritual setting and ṛṣi participation.

What is the symbolic significance?

The 'dakṣiṇā vedī' and the presence of ṛṣis symbolize the anchoring of divine power in yajña-space and tradition; the couple’s approach can signify the integration of śakti (Girikanyā) with īśvara (Hara) in a ritually affirmed cosmos.