Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

तानागतान् सुरान् दृष्ट्वा ततः शक्रपुरोगमान् विहस्य मेघगम्भीरं प्रोवाच पुरुषोत्तमः

Transliteration

tānāgatān surān dṛṣṭvā tataḥ śakrapurogamān vihasya meghagambhīraṃ provāca puruṣottamaḥ

Translation

至上之人（Puruṣottama）见到由释迦罗（因陀罗）领前而来的诸天，便含笑，以如雷云般深沉之声开口说道。

Word by Word

• tān: those
• tān: Karma (कर्म) (object of ‘dṛṣṭvā’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine, Accusative Plural

• āgatān: arrived
• āgatān: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (past participle, क्त), Masculine, Accusative Plural; qualifying ‘surān’

• surān: the gods
• surān: Karma (कर्म) (object of ‘dṛṣṭvā’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative Plural

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (क्रिया) (पूर्वकालिक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having seen’

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, temporal adverb

• śakra-purogamān: having Indra in front/led by Śakra
• śakra-purogamān: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakra + purogama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: शक्रः पुरोगमः येषाम्), Masculine, Accusative Plural; qualifying ‘surān’

• vihasya: smiling/laughing
• vihasya: Kriya (क्रिया) (पूर्वकालिक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√has (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-भाव (gerund), ‘having laughed/smiled’

• megha-gambhīram: deep like a cloud (thunderous)
• megha-gambhīram: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: megha + gambhīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास (मेघवत् गम्भीरम्), Neuter, Accusative Singular; used adverbially qualifying speech/voice

• provāca: said/spoke forth
• provāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद; 3rd person Singular

• puruṣa-uttamaḥ: Puruṣottama (the Supreme Person)
• puruṣa-uttamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्राय: ‘best of persons’), Masculine, Nominative Singular

Speakers

• Puruṣottama (Vishnu) about to speak; narrative frame not explicit in input

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Puruṣottama)
• Indra (Śakra)
• Devas

Key Themes

• Bhakti
• Divine Grace
• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Vaishnavism

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The Lord’s smile before speaking conveys grace and assurance: the devotee’s approach is met first with acceptance, then instruction—suggesting that divine response is compassionate, not merely transactional.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

A narrative hinge within Vamśānucarita/Carita: the arrival of the Devas leads to the deity’s counsel and ensuing events that restore cosmic balance (dharma-saṃsthāpana).

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Megha-gambhīra’ frames speech as cosmic—like rain-bearing clouds that restore fertility—implying that divine words are themselves remedial forces that re-order the world.