Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 35

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

वसतो ऽप्याश्रमे तस्य देवदेवस्य शूलिनः तं देशमगमत् काली गिरिराजसुता शुभा

Transliteration

vasato 'pyāśrame tasya devadevasya śūlinaḥ taṃ deśamagamat kālī girirājasutā śubhā

Translation

దేవదేవుడైన త్రిశూలధారి ఆ ఆశ్రమంలో నివసించుచుండగా, గిరిరాజుని శుభకన్య కాళీ ఆ స్థలమునకు వచ్చింది।

Word by Word

• वसतः: of (him) dwelling
• वसतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of (him) dwelling’

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-कार (concessive/also)

• आश्रमे: in the hermitage
• आश्रमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Place)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवदेवस्य: of the god of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदेव (प्रातिपदिक; देव + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवः)

• शूलिनः: of the trident-bearer
• शूलिनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषण-नाम (epithet of Śiva)

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• देशम्: place, region
• देशम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अगमत्: went, came
• अगमत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• काली: Kālī
• काली: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गिरिराजसुता: daughter of the king of mountains
• गिरिराजसुता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिराज + सुता (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गिरिराजस्य सुता)

• शुभा: auspicious, fair
• शुभा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying काली/सुता)

Speakers

• Narrative voice (dialogue framework not explicit in excerpt; often Pulastya → Nārada)

Primary Deities

• Shiva
• Parvati (Kali)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Divine couple (Śiva-Śakti)
• Tapas setting
• Auspicious arrival/union

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Spiritual life is not portrayed as mere isolation: the arrival of Śakti to the tapas-setting suggests completeness—ascetic power and auspicious grace cooperate in dharmic fulfillment.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is carita-centered narrative (divine episode). It does not present creation/dissolution or dynastic genealogies, but a theologically instructive scene establishing the presence of Śiva-Śakti.

What is the symbolic significance?

Kālī’s arrival to the āśrama signifies Śakti entering the field of tapas: power (śakti) ‘activates’ the austerity of consciousness (śiva). The epithet ‘śubhā’ frames even fierce-named forms (Kālī) as ultimately auspicious within Purāṇic theology.