Vamana Purana — Prahlada vs Nara-Narayana, Shloka 3

Prahlada’s Defeat by Nara-Narayana and Victory through Bhakti

Devanagari script

ततश्चाप्सरसो दृष्ट्वा स्वागतेनाभिपूज्य च वसन्तमाह भगवानेह्येहि स्थीयतामिति

Transliteration

tataścāpsaraso dṛṣṭvā svāgatenābhipūjya ca vasantamāha bhagavānehyehi sthīyatāmiti

Translation

Rồi bấy giờ, thấy các Apsaras, Đấng Thế Tôn đón tiếp và tôn kính họ bằng lời chào mừng; và Ngài bảo Vasanta: “Hãy đến, hãy đến—hãy ở lại đây.”

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तरम्

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• अप्सरसः: Apsarases (celestial nymphs)
• अप्सरसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• स्वागतेन: with welcome/hospitality
• स्वागतेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वागत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन; साधन/करण (instrument)

• अभिपूज्य: having honored
• अभिपूज्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + पूज् (धातु) → अभिपूज्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• वसन्तम्: Vasanta
• वसन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आह: said
• आह: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एहि: come
• एहि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative); मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• एहि: come (again)
• एहि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (पुनरुक्ति)

• स्थीयताम्: stay/stand (please remain)
• स्थीयताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट्; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive imperative: ‘let it be stayed/stand’)

• इति: thus
• इति: Quotation marker (इत्यर्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणसूचक

Speakers

• Pulastya narrating; within narrative: Bhagavān (Nārāyaṇa muni) addressing Vasanta; Apsarases present

Primary Deities

• Nārāyaṇa (as Bhagavān/muni)
• Apsarases
• Vasanta

Key Themes

• Atithi-satkara (hospitality)
• Divine courtesy and restraint
• Personified cosmic order

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Hospitality (svāgata/abhipūjā) is upheld even toward potentially distracting forces; dharma is expressed through courteous reception without inner agitation.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is narrative conduct-teaching (ācāra within ākhyāna). It illustrates dharma in action rather than genealogies or cosmology.

What is the symbolic significance?

Apsarases and Vasanta represent sensory allure and seasonal stimulation; the ‘Bhagavān’ welcoming them indicates integration and governance of worldly beauty rather than rejection driven by fear.