Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 47

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

तमुत्थाय तदा काली सखीभिः सह नारद पूजयित्वा यथान्यायं पर्यपृच्छदिदं ततः

Transliteration

tamutthāya tadā kālī sakhībhiḥ saha nārada pūjayitvā yathānyāyaṃ paryapṛcchadidaṃ tataḥ

Translation

అప్పుడు, ఓ నారదా, కాళీ సఖులతో కలిసి లేచి, యథావిధిగా అతనిని పూజించి, అనంతరం ఈ విధంగా ప్రశ్నించింది।

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया; धातु: √स्था (to stand) उपसर्ग: उत्

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• काली: Kālī (the goddess)
• काली: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सखीभिः: with (her) female companions
• सखीभिः: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (preposition-like particle)

• नारद: Nārada
• नारद: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (सम्बोधनार्थे अपि रूपसाम्यं)

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया; धातु: √पूज् (to worship/honor)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner)

• न्यायम्: proper rule/justice
• न्यायम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (यथान्यायम् = according to rule)

• पर्यपृच्छत्: asked
• पर्यपृच्छत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: √प्रच्छ् (to ask) उपसर्ग: परि

• इदम्: this (question/thing)
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: ततः-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: thereafter/from that)

Speakers

• Narrative voice addressing Nārada (vocative ‘nārada’ appears); Kālī performs the reception and inquiry

Primary Deities

• Vishnu
• Kālī

Key Themes

• Atithi-dharma (hospitality)
• Vaishnavism
• Sectarian harmony (Vaishnava visitor honored in Kālī’s āśrama)
• Ritual propriety

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Atithi-dharma is upheld: rising to greet and honoring the guest ‘according to propriety’ is presented as normative righteousness, especially within āśrama culture—hospitality becomes a lived expression of dharma.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita/Carita: it is a narrative hinge (arrival → reception → ensuing dialogue) within the avatāra storyline.

What is the symbolic significance?

Kālī’s respectful reception of the disguised Vishnu underscores Purāṇic inclusivity: dharma and reverence transcend sectarian boundaries, and divinity is recognized (or at least honored) even when concealed in humble form.