Vamana Purana — Sati's Death & Virabhadra, Shloka 6

Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas

Devanagari script

समं पित्रा गौतमेन मात्रा चैवाप्यहल्यया अहं समागता द्रष्टुं त्वां तत्र गमनोत्सुका

Transliteration

samaṃ pitrā gautamena mātrā caivāpyahalyayā ahaṃ samāgatā draṣṭuṃ tvāṃ tatra gamanotsukā

Translation

Dumating ako kasama ang aking ama na si Gautama at ang aking ina na si Ahalyā upang masilayan Ka, at sabik din akong magtungo roon (sa pagtitipon).

Word by Word

• samam: together
• samam: Sahakāri (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय) ‘together/equally’

• pitrā: with (my) father
• pitrā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• gautamena: Gautama
• gautamena: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gautama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to pitrā

• mātrā: with (my) mother
• mātrā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) emphasis ‘indeed/just’

• api: also
• api: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) ‘also’

• ahalyayā: Ahalyā
• ahalyayā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahalyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to mātrā

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (अस्मद्), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• samāgatā: have come
• samāgatā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• draṣṭum: to see
• draṣṭum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Tumun-infinitive (तुमुनन्त), ‘to see’

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (युष्मद्), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय) ‘there’

• gamana-utsukā: eager to go
• gamana-utsukā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gamana (प्रातिपदिक) + utsuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘gamanāya utsukā / gamane utsukā’, Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speakers

• Unspecified in provided excerpt (likely a female speaker addressing a respected person/relative); broader frame often Pulastya ↔ Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa

Key Themes

• Dharma in household life
• Yajña/kratu attendance
• Respectful address and familial context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse reflects dhārmic social conduct: participation in sacred occasions (kratu/yajña) is framed as a family-supported, orderly act, preceded by seeking audience/permission and maintaining respectful relations.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa?

Vamśānucarita / Ācāra-oriented narrative material (conduct of sages and households), rather than sarga/pratisarga; it supports dharma by exemplary interpersonal and ritual context.

What is the symbolic significance?

Invoking Gautama and Ahalyā signals āśrama-authority and lineage legitimacy; eagerness to proceed to a rite underscores yajña as a social-spiritual center around which relationships and duties are organized.