Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

संभीय विन्ध्यं गत्वा च भृयो भूतगणैर्वृता शुम्भं चैव निशुम्भं च वधिष्यति वरायुधैः

Transliteration

saṃbhīya vindhyaṃ gatvā ca bhṛyo bhūtagaṇairvṛtā śumbhaṃ caiva niśumbhaṃ ca vadhiṣyati varāyudhaiḥ

Translation

Sau khi tập hợp lực lượng và tiến đến núi Vindhya, lại được vây quanh bởi các đoàn chúng bhūta, Ngài sẽ dùng những vũ khí tối thắng mà sát diệt cả Śumbha lẫn Niśumbha.

Word by Word

• saṃbhīya: having become afraid
• saṃbhīya: Kriya (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-bhī (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (absolutive/gerund): ‘having feared/being afraid’

• vindhyam: to the Vindhya (mountain)
• vindhyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vindhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; गत्वा इत्यस्य कर्म (destination as object)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriya (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having gone’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• bhūyaḥ: again
• bhūyaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थे (again/further)

• bhūta-gaṇaiḥ: by hosts of spirits
• bhūta-gaṇaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण/सह (surrounded by the hosts of spirits)

• vṛtā: surrounded
• vṛtā: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘परिवृता’

• śumbham: Śumbha
• śumbham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śumbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; वधिष्यति इत्यस्य कर्म

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed/just)

• niśumbham: Niśumbha
• niśumbham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśumbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; वधिष्यति इत्यस्य कर्म

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• vadhiṣyati: will kill
• vadhiṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vadh (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vara-āyudhaiḥ: with excellent weapons
• vara-āyudhaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara + āyudha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण (with excellent weapons)

Speakers

• Pulastya to Nārada (narrative frame)

Primary Deities

• Devī (Kauśikī/Durgā context)
• Śumbha
• Niśumbha

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Divine battle narrative
• Devī’s retinue (bhūta-gaṇas)
• Restoration of dharma

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Adharma is not ended by mere intention but by decisive action aligned with cosmic order; the verse depicts dharma’s protection as organized, purposeful, and supported by divine forces.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita/Carita: a predictive/announced segment of the demon-slaying narrative, describing the locale and the mobilization of divine agency to conclude the conflict.

What is the symbolic significance?

Vindhya represents a liminal, powerful landscape where śakti becomes publicly manifest; the bhūta-gaṇas symbolize the harnessing of raw, marginal forces under dharmic command to defeat entrenched tyranny.