Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 34

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

इत्येवमुक्तो गिरिणा हरश्चक्रे मतिं च ताम् तस्थावाश्रममाश्रित्य त्यक्त्वा वासं निराश्रयम्

Transliteration

ityevamukto giriṇā haraścakre matiṃ ca tām tasthāvāśramamāśritya tyaktvā vāsaṃ nirāśrayam

Translation

เมื่อภูผากล่าวดังนี้ พระหระก็ทรงตั้งพระดำริเช่นนั้นเอง ทรงละที่พำนักแบบ ‘นิราศรยะ’ แล้วทรงอาศัยอาศรมและประทับอยู่ ณ ที่นั้น

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• उक्तः: having been addressed
• उक्तः: Kriya (क्रिया/Participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘having been spoken to/told’

• गिरिणा: by the mountain (Himavat)
• गिरिणा: Karana (करण/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चक्रे: made, formed
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मतिम्: intention, resolve
• मतिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (refers to ‘mati’)

• तस्थौ: stood, remained
• तस्थौ: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आश्रमम्: hermitage
• आश्रमम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘having resorted to’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आश्रित्य: having resorted to
• आश्रित्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रि (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive)

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (gerund/absolutive)

• वासम्: dwelling, residence
• वासम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• निराश्रयम्: without support/refuge
• निराश्रयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निराश्रय (प्रातिपदिक; निर् + आश्रय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक-तत्पुरुष/नञ्-भाव (without refuge); विशेषण (qualifying वासम्)

Speakers

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

Primary Deities

• Shiva (Hara)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Renunciation
• Tapas
• Ashrama discipline

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Renunciation is shown not as homelessness for its own sake, but as purposeful relocation into a discipline-supporting environment (āśrama). The ethical thrust is intention-guided detachment—giving up what does not serve sādhana.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Like the prior verse, it is best classified as narrative of divine conduct (carita), not a genealogical list or cosmic cycle. It supports Purāṇic dharma by exemplifying ascetic ideals.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Abandoning a shelterless dwelling’ can be read as leaving unstable, ungrounded modes of living/thinking and entering an āśrama—symbol of ordered practice, vows, and inner anchoring.