Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 41

Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode

Devanagari script

एह्येहि कामसंतप्तं परिष्वज सुलोचने नान्यथा नश्यते तापः सत्येनापि शपे प्रिये

Transliteration

ehyehi kāmasaṃtaptaṃ pariṣvaja sulocane nānyathā naśyate tāpaḥ satyenāpi śape priye

Translation

มาเถิด มาเถิด โอผู้มีดวงตางดงาม จงโอบกอดข้าผู้ถูกเผาไหม้ด้วยกามตัณหา มิฉะนั้นความร้อนรุ่มนี้จะไม่ดับลง—ที่รัก ข้าขอสาบานด้วยสัจจะ

Word by Word

• ehi: come
• ehi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ehi: come (come!)
• ehi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति—emphasis)

• kāma-saṃtaptam: (me) scorched by desire
• kāma-saṃtaptam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma + saṃtapta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (माम्/मां implied); समासः—तत्पुरुष (कामेन संतप्तः)

• pariṣvaja: embrace
• pariṣvaja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-ṣvaj (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• sulocane: O fair-eyed one
• sulocane: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + locanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (सु-लोचनानि यस्याः सा)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• anyathā: otherwise
• anyathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (otherwise)

• naśyate: perishes / is destroyed
• naśyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: naś (धातु)
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tāpaḥ: burning pain / torment
• tāpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• satyena: by truth / truly
• satyena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (even)

• śape: I swear
• śape: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śap (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• priye: O beloved
• priye: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speakers

• Not identifiable from provided verses alone (likely a male lover addressing a beloved woman within a dream scene)

Key Themes

• Kama/Desire
• Viraha/Love-lament
• Dream motif
• Psychological torment

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse dramatizes kāma as an inner “heat” (tāpa) that seeks relief through union; ethically, it can be read as a warning that ungoverned desire produces suffering and compulsive speech/acts.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Not directly sarga/pratisarga-focused; it fits better under narrative/character episode within broader vaṃśānucarita/ākhyāna material (ancillary storytelling typical of Purāṇas).

What is the symbolic significance?

The ‘oath by truth’ (satyena) underscores the intensity of longing; symbolically, it can mirror the mind’s projection in dream—treating transient emotion as absolute reality.