Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 57

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

प्रथमे वयसि स्त्रीणां सह भर्त्रा विलासिनि सुभोगा भोगिताः काले व्रजन्ति स्थिरयौवने

Transliteration

prathame vayasi strīṇāṃ saha bhartrā vilāsini subhogā bhogitāḥ kāle vrajanti sthirayauvane

Translation

噢，嬉戏的女子！在女子生命的最初阶段，诸般欢乐与夫君同享；及至其时，已尽情享受的乐事便渐次流逝，而人进入稳固的青春之期。

Word by Word

• प्रथमे: in the first
• प्रथमे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (locative adjective)

• वयसि: in age
• वयसि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women
• स्त्रीणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: सहकारक (Sahakāraka/Associative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सह-योगे (preposition/adverb: 'together with')

• भर्त्रा: with the husband
• भर्त्रा: सहकारक (Sahakāraka/Instrumental of association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• विलासिनि: O playful/lovely one
• विलासिनि: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलासिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• सुभोगाः: excellent enjoyments/pleasures
• सुभोगाः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सु + भोगः = उत्तमभोगः)

• भोगिताः: are enjoyed
• भोगिताः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुज् (धातु) → भोगित (कृदन्त, क्त/क्तप्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle: 'enjoyed')

• काले: in time / at the proper time
• काले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• व्रजन्ति: they go/attain
• व्रजन्ति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• स्थिरयौवने: in steady youth
• स्थिरयौवने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिर-यौवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्थिरं यौवनं यस्मिन्/स्थिरं यौवनम्)

Speakers

• Likely Śiva speaking to Girijā (Pārvatī) (exact narrative frame not supplied in input)

Primary Deities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī (Girijā)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Gṛhastha vs. tapas
• Dharma of life-stages (āśrama/āyuḥ-krama)
• Ethics of desire and restraint

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse normalizes marital enjoyment as appropriate to an early life-stage, while implying that time naturally shifts one toward greater steadiness; it prepares the ground for valuing restraint and tapas without denying the legitimacy of household life.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Best classified under Vamśānucarita/Carita-type narrative material (dialogue and character instruction), not sarga/pratisarga/manvantara in these lines.

What is the symbolic significance?

“Steady youth” symbolizes the mind’s maturation from playful desire (vilāsa) toward stability—an inner prerequisite for successful austerity and spiritual attainment.