Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 26

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

इन्द्रो ऽमरगणैः सार्द्धं निर्द्धूतस्तेजसा तया ब्रह्मणो ऽधिकतेजो ऽस्या विनिवेद्य प्रतिष्ठितः

Transliteration

indro 'maragaṇaiḥ sārddhaṃ nirddhūtastejasā tayā brahmaṇo 'dhikatejo 'syā vinivedya pratiṣṭhitaḥ

Translation

因陀罗与不死众神同来，却被她的光辉所逼退；他向梵天禀告：她的威光甚至胜过梵天，随后便停驻（或退回而立）。

Word by Word

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• amara-gaṇaiḥ: with the hosts of gods
• amara-gaṇaiḥ: Sahakāraka (सह/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amara (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; ‘group of immortals’

• sārddham: together with
• sārddham: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārddham (अव्यय)
• Form: Prepositional adverb/particle meaning ‘together with’

• nirddhūtaḥ: driven away/shaken off
• nirddhūtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-√dhū (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with indraḥ

• tejasā: by radiance/power
• tejasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• brahmaṇaḥ: from Brahmā
• brahmaṇaḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (also possible Genitive 6th); here best as Ablative with pratiṣṭhitaḥ ‘stood apart/at a distance from Brahmā’

• adhika-tejāḥ: of greater splendor
• adhika-tejāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhika (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; bahuvrīhi-like epithet in sense ‘having superior radiance’; agrees with indraḥ

• asyāḥ: of her
• asyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• vinivedya: having reported
• vinivedya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ni-√vid / vi-ni-√ved (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), ‘having informed/reported’

• pratiṣṭhitaḥ: stood/was stationed
• pratiṣṭhitaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘stood/was stationed’

Speakers

• Narrative voice (report about Indra’s action to Brahmā)

Primary Deities

• Indra
• Devāḥ (Amaragaṇa)
• Brahmā
• Devī (Kālī/Śailanandinī)

Key Themes

• Hierarchy of tejas (spiritual power)
• Devī’s transcendent śakti
• Deva consultation with Brahmā
• Sectarian harmony (integrating Devī’s primacy within Purāṇic theism)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Authority is subordinated to spiritual potency: office (Indra/Brahmā) does not guarantee access; recognition of a higher reality and truthful reporting are presented as proper conduct.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Narrative/ākhyāna material (closest to Vamśānucarita in the broad Purāṇic sense): it advances the plot through divine interactions rather than treating sarga/pratisarga/manvantara lineages.

What is the symbolic significance?

Declaring Devī’s tejas as surpassing Brahmā’s dramatizes śakti as the ultimate efficacy behind creation and governance; it also frames later divine action as dependent on her consent/aid.