Vamana Purana — Glory of Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 10

The Glory of Prithudaka Tirtha and the Akshaya Tithi at Kurukshetra

Devanagari script

मेनां देवाश्च शैलाय हिमयुक्ताय वै ददुः तां मेनां हिमवांल्लब्ध्वा प्रसादाद् दैवतेष्वथ प्रीतिमानभवच्चासौ रराम च यथेच्छया

Transliteration

menāṃ devāśca śailāya himayuktāya vai daduḥ tāṃ menāṃ himavāṃllabdhvā prasādād daivateṣvatha prītimānabhavaccāsau rarāma ca yathecchayā

Translation

诸天将梅那（Menā）赐与雪覆之山喜马伐特（Himavat）。喜马伐特蒙诸神恩许而得梅那，遂心生欢悦，随其所愿与她嬉游。

Word by Word

• menām: Menā
• menām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: menā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; accusative singular

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; nominative plural

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय; conjunction ‘and’

• śailāya: to the mountain (Himālaya)
• śailāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; dative singular

• hima-yuktāya: snow-clad
• hima-yuktāya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hima (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त; √yuj युज् (धातु))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; dative singular; ‘endowed with snow’ (तत्पुरुष)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; emphasis ‘indeed’

• daduḥ: gave
• daduḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘they gave’

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; accusative singular

• menām: Menā
• menām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: menā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; accusative singular (apposition to tām)

• himavān: Himavān (Himālaya)
• himavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; nominative singular

• labdhvā: having obtained
• labdhvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having obtained’

• prasādāt: by (their) grace
• prasādāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; ablative used adverbially ‘due to/from favor’

• daivateṣu: among the deities
• daivateṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daivata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; locative plural

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘then’

• prītimān: joyful / full of love
• prītimān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīti-mant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; nominative singular

• abhavat: became
• abhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘became’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय; ‘and’

• asau: he (that one)
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun ‘that he’

• rarāma: enjoyed / delighted
• rarāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ram रम (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘he delighted/enjoyed’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘and’

• yathā-icchayā: as he wished
• yathā-icchayā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + icchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; icchā (स्त्री), तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental singular ‘according to desire’

Speakers

• Narratorial layer not explicit in excerpt (commonly Pulastya → Nārada in frame)

Primary Deities

• Devas (collective)

Key Themes

• Cosmic order through sanctioned marriage
• Personification of geography (Himavat as a being)
• Divine favor (prasāda)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Social and cosmic stability are portrayed as arising from dharmically sanctioned unions: even a great ‘natural power’ (the mountain) is integrated into order through divine approval and right relationship.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita: the narrative prepares the birth of significant figures by establishing the sanctioned union of Himavat and Menā.

What is the symbolic significance?

Himavat (snow-clad mountain) receiving Menā from the Devas symbolizes nature being ‘consecrated’ for sacred lineage—anticipating daughters who will become cosmic principles (e.g., Umā/Śakti; Gaṅgā as purifying flow).