Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 28

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

तस्माद् भजध्वं स्व स्वं हि स्थानं भो विगतज्वराः सतारकं हि महिषं विदध्वं निहतं रणे

Transliteration

tasmād bhajadhvaṃ sva svaṃ hi sthānaṃ bho vigatajvarāḥ satārakaṃ hi mahiṣaṃ vidadhvaṃ nihataṃ raṇe

Translation

“Vì thế, mỗi người hãy trở về đúng vị trí của mình, hỡi những ai đã hết cơn ‘nhiệt’ (xao động). Hãy biết rằng ác quỷ hình trâu (Mahisha), cùng với Tāraka, đã bị giết trong chiến trận.”

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-प्रयोगः (ablative used adverbially): पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; ‘therefore/from that’

• bhajadhvam: take up/return to
• bhajadhvam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhaj (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), बहुवचन

• sva: one’s own
• sva: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying sthānam)

• svam: own (each one’s)
• svam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-बल (emphatic repetition)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Anvaya (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): ‘indeed/for’

• sthānam: place/abode
• sthānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• bho: O!
• bho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bho (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• vigata-jvarāḥ: free from fever/distress
• vigata-jvarāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vigata (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + jvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; नञ्-रहित/उपसर्गार्थे ‘विगतः ज्वरः येषाम्’

• sa-tārakam: together with Tāraka
• sa-tārakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह-प्रातिपदिक) + tāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘तारकेण सह/तारकयुक्तम्’ (with Tāraka)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Anvaya (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): ‘indeed’

• mahiṣam: the buffalo(-demon)
• mahiṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahiṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• vidadhvam: make/bring about
• vidadhvam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘to arrange/bring about’

• nihatam: slain/killed
• nihatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni-√han (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying mahiṣam)

• raṇe: in battle
• raṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speakers

• Brahmā to the Devas

Primary Deities

• Brahmā
• Devas
• Tāraka (asura figure)
• Mahiṣa (buffalo-demon figure)

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Restoration of cosmic order
• Divine governance (return to stations)
• Victory report

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

After crisis, dharma is restored by resuming one’s svadharma/svadhikāra (proper role and place). Victory is not merely conquest but re-stabilization of the cosmic offices the gods represent.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily Vamśānucarita/Itihāsa-like narrative content: an event report and administrative reordering among devas following conflict with asuras.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Fever’ (jvara) functions as a metaphor for turmoil/confusion. The instruction to return to ‘stations’ symbolizes re-alignment of the cosmos; naming the defeated foes (Tāraka, Mahiṣa) marks the removal of obstructive forces to order.