Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 73

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

शङ्करो ऽपि महातेजा विसृज्य किरिकन्यकाम् पृथूदकं जगामाथ स्नानं चक्रे विधानतः

Transliteration

śaṅkaro 'pi mahātejā visṛjya kirikanyakām pṛthūdakaṃ jagāmātha snānaṃ cakre vidhānataḥ

Translation

即便大光辉的商羯罗（Śaṅkara），遣离吉利迦女（Kirikanyakā）之后，也前往普利图达迦（Pṛthūdaka），依正仪完成沐浴之礼。

Word by Word

• शङ्करः: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शङ्करः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/समुच्चयार्थक (particle: also/even)

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातेजस् (प्रातिपदिक: महा+तेजस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) शङ्करस्य

• विसृज्य: having released/left
• विसृज्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having released/abandoned)

• किरिकन्यकाम्: Kirikanyakā (a maiden named Kirikā)
• किरिकन्यकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरिकन्यका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• पृथूदकम्: Pṛthūdaka (a sacred water-place)
• पृथूदकम्: Karma (कर्म; गत्यर्थक-क्रियायाः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथूदक (प्रातिपदिक: पृथु+उदक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गन्तव्य-देश (object of motion)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; वाक्य-क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/thereupon)

• स्नानम्: bath/bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चक्रे: performed/did
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विधानतः: according to proper procedure
• विधानतः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधानतस् (अव्यय; विधान+तस्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb): विधिपूर्वक/नियमेन (according to rule)

Speakers

• Narrative frame not explicit in the verse; typically within Pulastya–Nārada dialogue in the Vāmana Purāṇa (confirm from surrounding prose).

Primary Deities

• Shiva

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Tirtha Mahatmya
• Ritual Purification (Snana)
• Dharma/vidhi (injunction-based practice)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even the highest deity-figure models dharma through rule-governed purification; sacred practice is presented as universally authoritative, not merely human obligation.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily within tīrtha-māhātmya and dharma-anuśāsana material; loosely aligns with vaṃśānucarita/ācāra-context narrative rather than sarga/pratisarga.

What is the symbolic significance?

Śiva’s movement to a named tīrtha and performance of snāna signifies the sanctifying power of place and rite; divinity participates in the same cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) that sanctifies beings.