Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 6

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

ततो दिवाकरैः सर्वैर्वसुभिश्च तपस्विनी कुटिला ब3ह्मलोकं तु नीता शशिकरप्रभा

Transliteration

tato divākaraiḥ sarvairvasubhiśca tapasvinī kuṭilā ba3hmalokaṃ tu nītā śaśikaraprabhā

Translation

随后，苦行女库提拉（Kuṭilā）光辉如月华，被诸“迪瓦迦罗”（Divākara）与诸“婆苏”（Vasu）一同迎送至梵天界（Brahmaloka）。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)—क्रम/कारणवाचक (then/thereupon)

• दिवाकरैः: by the Divākaras
• दिवाकरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण—‘by the Divākaras (a class of deities)’

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण—दिवाकरैः इत्यस्य (all)

• वसुभिः: by the Vasus
• वसुभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; करण—‘by the Vasus’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तपस्विनी: the ascetic woman
• तपस्विनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘female ascetic’ (apposition/descriptor)

• कुटिला: Kuṭilā
• कुटिला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुटिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपद (subject)

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: to Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘ब्रह्मणः लोकः’ (Brahmaloka); कर्म (destination as object of ‘led’)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• नीता: was led/taken
• नीता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नी (कृदन्त; √नी धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), कर्मणि—‘led/taken’ (Kuṭilā as subject in passive sense)

• शशिकरप्रभा: moonbeam-radiant
• शशिकरप्रभा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शशि + कर + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘शशिकरस्य प्रभा इव’ (having moonbeam-like radiance)

Speakers

• Likely Pulastya to Nārada (not explicit in input)

Primary Deities

• Vasus
• Brahmā (by implication via Brahmaloka)

Key Themes

• Tapas and ascent to higher lokas
• Deva-groups (Vasus) in narrative
• Cosmology (lokas)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Austerity is portrayed as elevating consciousness and destiny: the tapasvinī is ‘nītā’ to Brahmaloka, suggesting that disciplined spiritual effort can culminate in proximity to the highest creative principle (Brahmā’s realm).

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa?

This is best read as Carita within Vaṃśānucarita (a narrative of individuals), with a cosmological inflection (loka-hierarchy) rather than a full Sarga/Pratisarga account.

What is the symbolic significance?

Moonlike radiance (śaśikara-prabhā) symbolizes cooling purity and sattva associated with successful tapas; the escort by deva-collectives (Divākaras, Vasus) dramatizes that ascetic merit becomes a ‘public’ cosmic event acknowledged by multiple divine orders.