Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 50

Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī

Devanagari script

ग्रीवास्य शङ्खाकृतिमादधाति भुजौ च पीनौ कठनौसुदीर्घौ हस्तौ तथा पद्मदलोद्भवाङ्कौ छत्राकृतिस्तस्य शिरो विभाति

Transliteration

grīvāsya śaṅkhākṛtimādadhāti bhujau ca pīnau kaṭhanausudīrghau hastau tathā padmadalodbhavāṅkau chatrākṛtistasya śiro vibhāti

Translation

అతని గ్రీవ శంఖాకారంగా ఉంది; భుజాలు పుష్టంగా, దృఢంగా, అత్యంత దీర్ఘంగా ఉన్నాయి. అతని చేతుల్లో పద్మదళసదృశ చిహ్నాలు ఉన్నాయి; అతని శిరస్సు ఛత్రాకారంగా ప్రకాశిస్తోంది।

Word by Word

• grīvā: neck
• grīvā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: grīvā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• asya: of him
• asya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (pronoun)

• śaṅkha-ākṛtim: a conch-like shape
• śaṅkha-ākṛtim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkha (प्रातिपदिक) + ākṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शङ्खस्य आकृतिः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ādadhāti: bears/assumes
• ādadhāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• bhujau: two arms
• bhujau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थ

• pīnau: stout/full
• pīnau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण (qualifying bhujau)

• kaṭhanau: hard/firm
• kaṭhanau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kaṭhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण

• su-dīrghau: very long
• su-dīrghau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सु + दीर्घौ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘very long’

• hastau: two hands
• hastau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Connector (सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय: ‘likewise’

• padma-dala-udbhava-aṅkau: bearing lotus-petal-like marks
• padma-dala-udbhava-aṅkau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + dala (प्रातिपदिक) + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (पद्मदलोद्भवौ अङ्कौ यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘having marks arisen like lotus-petals’

• chatra-ākṛtiḥ: an umbrella-like form
• chatra-ākṛtiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chatra (प्रातिपदिक) + ākṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (छत्रस्य आकृतिः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• śiraḥ: head
• śiraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vibhāti: shines/appears splendid
• vibhāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√bhā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the Purāṇic dialogue frame (commonly Pulastya → Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa; specific speaker not explicit in the provided excerpt)

Key Themes

• Royal/ideal marks (lakṣaṇa)
• Dharma through exemplary embodiment
• Purāṇic characterization

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Purāṇas often encode dharma through the portrayal of an ideal person: bodily “marks” (lakṣaṇa) function as narrative shorthand for inner excellence—steadfastness, worthiness to rule, and fitness for religious gifts and vows.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is best classed under Vamśānucarita/Carita-style description (characterization within dynastic or exemplary narratives), rather than cosmogenesis (sarga/pratisarga).

What is the symbolic significance?

Conch- and lotus-imagery are classical auspicious symbols (śaṅkha/padma) associated with sovereignty and divine favor; the ‘canopy-like’ head evokes royal protection/umbrella (chatra) symbolism, reinforcing legitimacy and auspicious rule.