Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 39

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

सापि शर्ववचो रौद्रं श्रुत्वा ज्ञानसमन्विता अन्तर्दुःखेन दह्यन्ती पितरं प्राह पार्वती

Transliteration

sāpi śarvavaco raudraṃ śrutvā jñānasamanvitā antarduḥkhena dahyantī pitaraṃ prāha pārvatī

Translation

ปารวตีผู้ประกอบด้วยปัญญา ครั้นได้ยินถ้อยคำอันดุดันของศรวะ ก็ร้อนรุ่มด้วยทุกข์ภายใน แล้วกล่าวกับบิดาของนาง

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक अव्यय (particle: ‘also/even’)

• शर्ववचः: Śarva’s words
• शर्ववचः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व + वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शर्वस्य वचः)

• रौद्रम्: harsh / fierce
• रौद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘वचः’)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) ‘having heard’

• ज्ञानसमन्विता: endowed with knowledge
• ज्ञानसमन्विता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञान + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ज्ञानेन समन्विता) ‘endowed with knowledge’

• अन्तर्दुःखेन: with inner sorrow
• अन्तर्दुःखेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर् + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अन्तःस्थितं दुःखम्)

• दह्यन्ती: being tormented
• दह्यन्ती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘being burned/tormented’

• पितरम्: (her) father
• पितरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आह्/अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘said/spoke’

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेष-नाम

Speakers

• Primary narrative frame likely Pulastya → Nārada; within the episode: Pārvatī addressing her father (Himavat)

Primary Deities

• Shiva
• Parvati

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Tapas
• Bhakti
• Dharma of resolve
• Inner suffering transformed into spiritual effort

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Discernment (jñāna) does not negate emotion; rather, inner pain can be refined into disciplined spiritual resolve. Pārvatī’s response models converting grief into purposeful sādhana instead of resentment.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is best classified under Vamśānucarita / Carita (narrative of divine-associated lineages and exemplary figures), not sarga/pratisarga. It is an episode illustrating the character and conduct of Pārvatī within the Purāṇic narrative flow.

What is the symbolic significance?

Śiva’s ‘raudra’ speech functions as a catalytic force: the ‘terrible’ becomes transformative. Pārvatī’s inner burning (dahyantī) foreshadows tapas (inner heat), suggesting that spiritual ‘heat’ is the sublimation of emotional heat.