Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

महातिथ्यां महापुण्ये यदि शत्रुपराभवम् जिहासतात्मनः सर्वे इत्थं वै क्रियतामिति

Transliteration

mahātithyāṃ mahāpuṇye yadi śatruparābhavam jihāsatātmanaḥ sarve itthaṃ vai kriyatāmiti

Translation

ในมหาติติอันเป็นมงคลยิ่งและกาลอันมีบุญใหญ่ หากท่านทั้งปวงปรารถนาจะสลัดทุกข์และอุปสรรค แล้วมุ่งให้ศัตรูพ่ายแพ้ ก็พึงกระทำตามวิธีนี้โดยแท้

Word by Word

• महातिथ्याम्: on the great tithi (lunar day)
• महातिथ्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महातिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative of time)

• महापुण्ये: in (that) very meritorious (occasion)
• महापुण्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महापुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय; शर्तार्थक (conditional particle)

• शत्रु-पराभवम्: defeat of the enemy
• शत्रु-पराभवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक) + पराभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• जिहासत्: wishing to abandon
• जिहासत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हā (धातु) + सन् (इच्छार्थक) → जिहासत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying the agent)

• आत्मनः: of oneself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्तृसमूह (subject plural)

• इत्थम्: thus
• इत्थम्: Prakaraṇa (प्रकरण/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• क्रियताम्: let it be done
• क्रियताम्: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• इति: thus (saying)
• इति: Vacana-paryavasana (वचनपर्यवसान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्तिसूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

Speakers

• Instructional voice within Pulastya’s narration (directive formula ending in ‘iti’)

Key Themes

• Vrata/Ritual timing (tithi)
• Tīrtha efficacy
• Protection and victory (śatru-parābhava)
• Dharma as pragmatic sacred action

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Purāṇic dharma frequently integrates inner intention with outer timing: righteous aims (removing adversity, restoring order) are pursued through sanctioned means (tithi, tīrtha, prescribed rites), implying that power is ethically channeled through dharmic procedure rather than mere force.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is prescriptive dharma/tīrtha material embedded in narrative—supportive of the Purāṇa’s instructional function rather than one of the five headline lakṣaṇas. It most closely accompanies vamśānucarita-style narration as an applied ritual directive.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Mahātithi’ symbolizes alignment with cosmic rhythm (lunar time), while ‘mahāpuṇya’ symbolizes moral-spiritual capital. Enemy-defeat here can read both literally (battle) and inwardly (overcoming adharma, fear, disorder), with ritual acting as the bridge between cosmos and human effort.