Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 55

The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ब्रह्मन् ऋषयो यक्षराक्षसाः नागा विद्याधराश्चापि पक्षिणो ऽप्सरसस्तथा

Transliteration

etasminnantare brahman ṛṣayo yakṣarākṣasāḥ nāgā vidyādharāścāpi pakṣiṇo 'psarasastathā

Translation

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ब्रह्मन् ऋषयो यक्षराक्षसाः नागा विद्याधराश्चापि पक्षिणोऽप्सरसस्तथा।

Word by Word

• etasmin: in this
• etasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• antare: interval/time
• antare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• brahman: O Brahmin (sage)
• brahman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• yakṣa-rākṣasāḥ: Yakṣas and Rākṣasas
• yakṣa-rākṣasāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (yakṣāś ca rākṣasāś ca)

• nāgāḥ: Nāgas (serpent-beings)
• nāgāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• vidyādharāḥ: Vidyādharas
• vidyādharāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyādhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विद्यायाः धराः = holders of knowledge)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि (also)

• pakṣiṇaḥ: birds
• pakṣiṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• apsarasaḥ: Apsarases
• apsarasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apsaras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तथैव (likewise)

Speakers

• Narrative layer not explicit in these verses; vocative ‘brahman’ indicates address to a sage within the dialogue frame (likely Pulastya ↔ Nārada; verify from surrounding text).

Key Themes

• Cosmic witness / assembly
• Tīrtha-Māhātmya
• Inter-realm participation in sacred events

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "bhayanaka", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Sacred events at tīrthas are depicted as universally significant—drawing observers from multiple realms—implying that dharmic actions resonate beyond the human sphere.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Falls under narrative/dharmic exposition (upa-ākhyāna) rather than sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa; it sets the stage for a consequential event by establishing a cosmic audience.

What is the symbolic significance?

The mixed assembly (ṛṣi to rākṣasa) symbolizes the tīrtha as a liminal meeting-ground where opposites and diverse beings converge, highlighting the site’s extraordinary potency and the public (witnessed) nature of cosmic-ethical drama.