Vamana Purana — Rules of Purity (Shauca), Shloka 25

Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमारः सनकः सनन्दनः सनातनो ऽप्यासुरिपिङ्गलौ च सप्त स्वराः सप्त रसातलाश्च कुर्वन्तु सर्वे मम सुप्रभातम्

Transliteration

sanatkumāraḥ sanakaḥ sanandanaḥ sanātano 'pyāsuripiṅgalau ca sapta svarāḥ sapta rasātalāśca kurvantu sarve mama suprabhātam

Translation

愿善达库摩罗（Sanatkumāra）、善那迦（Sanaka）、善难陀那（Sanandana）、善那多那（Sanātana），以及阿苏利（Asuri）与平伽罗（Piṅgala），并同七音（svara）与七罗娑多罗（Rasātala，地下诸界），一切共同赐我清晨吉祥。

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्-कुमार (प्रातिपदिक); सनत् + कुमार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सनत् = प्राचीन/शाश्वत + कुमार)

• सनकः: Sanaka
• सनकः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सनन्दनः: Sanandana
• सनन्दनः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सनातनः: Sanātana
• सनातनः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अप्यर्थे (also/even)

• आसुरिः: Āsuri
• आसुरिः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसुरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पिङ्गलौ: the two Piṅgalas / Piṅgala (dual)
• पिङ्गलौ: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: संख्याविशेषण; अव्ययवत् प्रयुक्तम्, प्रथमा बहुवचनस्य विशेषणम्

• स्वराः: notes/tones (svaras)
• स्वराः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: संख्याविशेषण; प्रथमा बहुवचनस्य विशेषणम्

• रसातलाः: the Rasātalas (nether regions)
• रसातलाः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: रसातल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• कुर्वन्तु: may (they) do / make
• कुर्वन्तु: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• सुप्रभातम्: good morning
• सुप्रभातम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-प्रभात (प्रातिपदिक); सु + प्रभात
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speakers

• Not specified in the provided excerpt (often framed within Purāṇic dialogue
• commonly Pulastya ↔ Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa
• but not confirmable from this snippet alone)

Key Themes

• Bhakti
• Cosmic order
• Auspiciousness (maṅgala)
• Invocation

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse models a Purāṇic practice of aligning one’s day with ṛta (cosmic order): the seeker invokes revered sages and cosmic strata as witnesses and supporters of auspicious conduct, suggesting that daily life should begin with remembrance of higher principles and teachers.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is not a direct instance of the five hallmark topics (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). It functions as stuti/maṅgala (devotional-ritual framing) that can accompany narration, rather than constituting genealogical or cosmological history itself.

What is the symbolic significance?

The pairing of sages (spiritual knowledge), musical notes (harmonious order), and nether regions (the full vertical cosmos) symbolizes totality: auspiciousness is sought from every level of reality—subtle, aesthetic, and subterranean—integrating the whole cosmos into devotional consciousness.