Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 1), Shloka 61

Marriage of Girija

Devanagari script

ततो ऽप्यरुन्धती कालीमह्कमारोप्य चाटुकैः लज्जमानां समाश्वास्य हरनामोदितैः शुभैः

Transliteration

tato 'pyarundhatī kālīmahkamāropya cāṭukaiḥ lajjamānāṃ samāśvāsya haranāmoditaiḥ śubhaiḥ

Translation

于是阿伦达蒂在她身上安置那黑色（kālī）的饰记/印记（mahka），以温柔的劝慰之语抚慰那羞怯者，又以称颂哈罗（湿婆）圣名的吉祥言辞使其心安。

Speakers

• Narrative context not explicit in the given verse; immediate actor is Arundhatī (within the story-frame). Broader frame in Vāmana Purāṇa is typically Pulastya ↔ Nārada.

Primary Deities

• Shiva (Hara)

Key Themes

• Vrata/Rituals
• Auspiciousness (maṅgala)
• Shaivism
• Domestic/ethical ideal (Arundhatī as maṅgala-symbol)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Auspicious speech (śubha-vāc) and gentle reassurance are portrayed as dhārmic supports to modesty and social harmony; Arundhatī models the role of a virtuous elder who stabilizes emotions through maṅgala (beneficent) words centered on divinity.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is best classified under ācāra/dharma-oriented narrative material (often grouped with Vamśānucarita/Carita-style episodic narration rather than cosmological sarga/pratisarga). It functions as ritual-ethical instruction embedded in story.

What is the symbolic significance?

Invoking Hara’s names as ‘auspicious utterance’ indicates the purāṇic principle that divine nāma itself carries maṅgala-śakti; Arundhatī’s action symbolizes the transmission of auspiciousness through both ritual marking and devotional speech.