Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 60

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

Devanagari script

तस्मात् मसुत्तिष्छ नरेन्द्र देव्याः पाणिं तपत्या विधिवद् गृहाण इत्येवमुक्तो नृपतिः प्रहृष्टो जग्राह पाणिं विधिवत् तपत्याः

Transliteration

tasmāt masuttiṣcha narendra devyāḥ pāṇiṃ tapatyā vidhivad gṛhāṇa ityevamukto nṛpatiḥ prahṛṣṭo jagrāha pāṇiṃ vidhivat tapatyāḥ

Translation

Vì thế, tâu Đại vương, xin hãy đứng dậy và nhận lấy bàn tay của phu nhân Tapatī đúng theo nghi lễ. Được nói như vậy, nhà vua hoan hỷ, liền nắm lấy tay Tapatī theo đúng phép tắc.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napuṃsaka, Pañcamī (5th/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana; ablative ‘therefore/from that’

• mā: do not
• mā: Kriyā-niṣedha (क्रिया-निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: niṣedha-particle (निषेध-अव्यय) used with imperative; ‘do not’

• uttiṣṭha: rise/stand up
• uttiṣṭha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) + ud- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्) imperative, Parasmaipada, Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana; ‘stand up’

• narendra: O king
• narendra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: narendra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• devyāḥ: of the देवी (lady)
• devyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; genitive ‘of the lady’

• pāṇim: hand
• pāṇim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of ‘gṛhāṇa/jagrāha’

• tapatyāḥ: of Tapatī
• tapatyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; genitive ‘of Tapatī’

• vidhivat: duly/according to rite
• vidhivat: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhivat (अव्यय)
• Form: kriyā-viśeṣaṇa-avyaya (adverb) ‘according to rule’

• gṛhāṇa: take (accept)
• gṛhāṇa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ imperative, Ātmanepada, Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana; ‘take/accept’

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyānta (वाक्य-समाप्ति/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: quotative particle (उद्धरण-अव्यय)

• evam: in this way
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: adverb (क्रिया-विशेषण-अव्यय) ‘in this manner’

• uktaḥ: addressed/told
• uktaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; kta-participle ‘having been spoken to/told’

• nṛpatiḥ: the king
• nṛpatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; subject of ‘jagrāha’

• prahṛṣṭaḥ: delighted
• prahṛṣṭaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-hṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; from hṛṣ धातु + kta)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; state of subject

• jagrāha: took
• jagrāha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्) perfect, Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; ‘took’

• pāṇim: hand
• pāṇim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• vidhivat: duly
• vidhivat: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhivat (अव्यय)
• Form: adverb (क्रिया-विशेषण-अव्यय)

• tapatyāḥ: of Tapatī
• tapatyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

Speakers

• An officiating elder/sage instructs the king; king responds

Primary Deities

• Sūrya (implicit through Tapatī’s identity)

Key Themes

• Ritual propriety (vidhi)
• Pāṇigrahaṇa (hand-taking)
• Dharma in kingship
• Auspicious union

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Dharma is enacted through correct procedure: even joyful, desired outcomes are to be pursued ‘vidhivat’, emphasizing restraint and legitimacy over mere passion.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita: the rite marks a dynastic turning point (marriage), often preceding progeny and lineage continuation.

What is the symbolic significance?

Pāṇigrahaṇa signifies lawful commitment and social order; the king’s praharṣa (joy) is harmonized with vidhi (rule), pairing emotion with dharmic structure.