Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

ततः संपूजितोर्ऽघार्भास्करेण तपोधनः पृष्टश्चागमने हेतुं प्रत्युवाच दिवाकरम्

Transliteration

tataḥ saṃpūjitor'ghārbhāskareṇa tapodhanaḥ pṛṣṭaścāgamane hetuṃ pratyuvāca divākaram

Translation

于是，那位以苦行为资粮的修行者，受婆娑迦罗（太阳神）以阿尔伽供水如法礼敬；当被问及来此缘由时，他便答复帝婆迦罗（太阳神）。

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then / thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (काल/अनन्तर)

• saṃpūjitaḥ: having been honored/worshipped
• saṃpūjitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√pūj (धातु) + pūjita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Singular (एकवचन)

• arghāt: with/after (receiving) arghya-offering
• arghāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: argha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी 5), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhāskareṇa: by Bhāskara (the Sun)
• bhāskareṇa: Karaṇa/Kartṛ (करण/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया 3), Singular (एकवचन)

• tapodhanaḥ: the ascetic (whose wealth is austerity)
• tapodhanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas + dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहि: ‘whose wealth is austerity’

• pṛṣṭaḥ: having been asked
• pṛṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √prach (धातु) + pṛṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• āgamane: about the coming / regarding arrival
• āgamane: Adhikaraṇa/Viṣaya (अधिकरण/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āgamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी 7), Singular (एकवचन)

• hetum: the reason
• hetum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया 2), Singular (एकवचन)

• pratyuvāca: replied
• pratyuvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• divākaram: to Divākara (the Sun)
• divākaram: Sampradāna/Pratiyogin (सम्प्रदान/प्रत्ययोगिन्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divākara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया 2), Singular (एकवचन)

Speakers

• Narrative voice describing: Sūrya (Divākara/Bhāskara) honoring a sage (implicitly Vasiṣṭha in this episode)

Primary Deities

• Sūrya

Key Themes

• Dharma of hospitality (arghya)
• Royal genealogy (vamśa)
• Austerity and sagely authority

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse foregrounds satkāra (proper honoring of a worthy guest) as dharma: even a deity like Sūrya observes the etiquette of welcoming a sage with arghya, affirming the sanctity of tapas and the social-ritual order.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This belongs primarily to Vaṃśānucarita (accounts of dynasties and their notable figures), setting up a dynastic marriage narrative involving Saṃvaraṇa and Sūrya’s daughter.

What is the symbolic significance?

Sūrya’s honoring of the ascetic symbolizes the primacy of spiritual power (tapas) and dharma over mere cosmic sovereignty; the forthcoming request frames marriage as a sacral-political alliance legitimized by divine consent.