Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Instructions to Bali, Shloka 40

Prahlada’s Instructions to Bali on Vishnu Worship, Monthly Gifts, and Building Hari’s Temple

Devanagari script

अपि नः स कुले कश्चिद् विष्णुभक्तो भविष्यति हरिमन्दिरकर्ता यो भविष्यति शिचिव्रतः

Transliteration

api naḥ sa kule kaścid viṣṇubhakto bhaviṣyati harimandirakartā yo bhaviṣyati śicivrataḥ

Translation

“Will there be, in our lineage, someone who becomes a devotee of Viṣṇu—one who will build a temple for Hari—who will be steadfast in vows and conduct (śuci-vrata)?”

Speakers

• Ancestral/Pitṛ-voiced aspiration or lineage-reflection addressed within the narrative to a Daitya (exact speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Primary Deities

• Viṣṇu
• Hari

Key Themes

• Bhakti (devotion)
• Temple construction (mandira-karaṇa) as merit
• Purity and vows (śuci-vrata)
• Transformation of Daitya lineage through dharma

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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