Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 2), Shloka 5

Shiva’s Wedding Procession to Kailasa and the Marriage of Girija (Kali)

Devanagari script

ततस्तस्मिन् महाशैले देवमातादितिः शुभा सुरभिः सुरसा चान्याश्चक्रर्मण्डनमाकुलाः

Transliteration

tatastasmin mahāśaile devamātāditiḥ śubhā surabhiḥ surasā cānyāścakrarmaṇḍanamākulāḥ

Translation

其后，在那大山之上，吉祥的天母阿底提，与苏罗婆希、苏罗萨及其他天界夫人同在，众女神熙攘聚集，环绕着轮盘之坛（cakra-maṇḍana）。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: देश/काल-अधिकरण (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; 'in that'

• महाशैले: on the great mountain
• महाशैले: अधिकरण (सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा+शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महान् शैलः

• देवमाता: mother of the gods
• देवमाता: कर्ता (प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव+मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: देवानां माता = 'mother of the gods'

• अदितिः: Aditi
• अदितिः: कर्ता (प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; proper name

• शुभा: auspicious
• शुभा: कर्ता (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of अदितिः

• सुरभिः: Surabhi
• सुरभिः: कर्ता (प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; proper name (Surabhi)

• सुरसा: Surasā
• सुरसा: कर्ता (प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; proper name (Surasā)

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

• अन्याः: other (women)
• अन्याः: कर्ता (प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; 'others (fem.)'

• चक्रुः: made / prepared
• चक्रुः: क्रिया (आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; 'they did/made'

• मण्डनम्: decoration
• मण्डनम्: कर्म (द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'decoration/adornment'

• आकुलाः: busy / bustling
• आकुलाः: कर्ता (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण of (देवमाता/अदितिः etc. as a group) = 'busy/agitated'

Speakers

• Narrative frame not stated in the provided excerpt (often Pulastya → Nārada in the Vāmana Purāṇa)

Primary Deities

• Aditi
• Surabhī
• Surasā

Key Themes

• Divine assembly
• Purāṇic cosmology
• Sectarian coexistence (implicit, given mixed divine retinue)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse emphasizes a cosmic order in which divine mothers and celestial beings gather around sacred power-symbols; reverence is shown not only through worship but also through attentive presence in a consecrated assembly.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is best placed under Vaṃśānucarita/Manvantara-adjacent narration (genealogical and divine-personage description), rather than sarga/pratisarga; it functions as scene-setting within a broader narrative.

What is the symbolic significance?

Aditi (source of the Ādityas) signals divine legitimacy and cosmic motherhood; the ‘cakra’ motif can suggest Viṣṇu’s sustaining power around which the cosmos’ protectors and mothers assemble.