Vamana Purana — Rudra's Wrath & Kalarupa, Shloka 59

Rudra’s Wrath at Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Iconography of Kālarūpa through the Zodiac

Devanagari script

मीनद्वयमथासक्तं मीनस्तीर्थाब्धिसंचरः वसते पुण्यदेशेषु देवब्राह्नणसद्मसु

Transliteration

mīnadvayamathāsaktaṃ mīnastīrthābdhisaṃcaraḥ vasate puṇyadeśeṣu devabrāhnaṇasadmasu

Translation

于是那一对相互依附的鱼——穿行于诸圣地（tīrtha）与大海之中的鱼——居住在福德清净之地，安住于诸天与婆罗门的宅第之中。

Word by Word

• mīna-dvayam: a pair of fishes
• mīna-dvayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mīna (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः (numeral compound)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequence/then)

• āsaktam: attached, clinging
• āsaktam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-saj (धातु) → āsakta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• mīnaḥ: the fish
• mīnaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• tīrtha-abdhi-saṃcaraḥ: wanderer of sacred waters/oceans
• tīrtha-abdhi-saṃcaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + abdhi (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃcara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tīrthābdhi = tīrthānām abdhiḥ / tīrtha-abdhi), तत्पुरुष (saṃcaraḥ = saṃcarati iti/saṃcaraḥ)

• vasate: dwells, resides
• vasate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• puṇya-deśeṣu: in holy places
• puṇya-deśeṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (puṇyāḥ deśāḥ)

• deva-brāhmaṇa-sadmasu: in the abodes of gods and brāhmaṇas
• deva-brāhmaṇa-sadmasu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + sadman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (devānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca sadmasu = in the abodes of gods and brāhmaṇas)

Speakers

• Narrative frame not explicit in the given verses; descriptive voice continues

Key Themes

• Sacred Geography
• Auspicious Symbols
• Brāhmaṇa/Deva household sanctity

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Holiness is portrayed as ‘habitable’: sacred places and righteous households attract auspicious presences; the verse reinforces the ideal of keeping deva- and brāhmaṇa-oriented homes as loci of purity.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Best treated as sarga-like descriptive material (cataloging beings and their spheres) within a likely tīrtha-oriented narrative unit rather than the core five marks.

What is the symbolic significance?

A ‘pair of fish’ commonly signifies fertility/fortune and harmonious coupling; situating them in tīrthas and pious homes frames prosperity as aligned with dharma and sacred association.