Vamana Purana — Sarasvata Hymn to Vishnu, Shloka 69

The Sarasvata Hymn to Vishnu (Vishnu-Pañjara) and the Redemption of a Rakshasa

Devanagari script

दामोदरमुदाराक्षं पुण्डरीकाक्षमच्युतम् प्रणतो ऽस्मि स्तुतं स्तुत्यैः स मे पापं व्यपोहतु

Transliteration

dāmodaramudārākṣaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣamacyutam praṇato 'smi stutaṃ stutyaiḥ sa me pāpaṃ vyapohatu

Translation

I bow to Dāmodara—of generous eyes—Puṇḍarīkākṣa, the Unfailing (Acyuta). Praised with hymns, may he remove my sin.

Speakers

• Unspecified devotee/narrator voice offering a Viṣṇu-stuti (within the chapter’s tīrtha-mahātmya frame).

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Nārāyaṇa/Kṛṣṇa)

Key Themes

• Stuti (devotional praise)
• Pāpa-nāśana (removal of sin)
• Nāma-smaraṇa (invocation through divine epithets)
• Bhakti as purification

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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