Shloka 146
Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite
विष्णोः पादप्रसूतासि वैष्णवी विष्णुदेवता । त्राहि नस्त्वेनसस्तस्मादाजन्ममरणांतिकात्
viṣṇoḥ pādaprasūtāsi vaiṣṇavī viṣṇudevatā | trāhi nastvenasastasmādājanmamaraṇāṃtikāt
হে বৈষ্ণৱী! তুমি বিষ্ণুৰ পদৰ পৰা উদ্ভূতা; হে দেৱী, যাৰ দেৱত্ব বিষ্ণুৱেই—সেই পাপৰ পৰা আমাক ৰক্ষা কৰা, জন্মৰ পৰা মৃত্যুৰ অন্তলৈকে।
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (a supplicatory prayer within the narrative)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: river
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पादप्रसूतासि → पाद-प्रसूत + असि; नस्त्वेनसस्तस्मादाजन्ममरणांतिकात् → नः + त्व + एनसः + तस्मात् + आ-जन्य-मरण-अन्तिकात् (reading: आजन्ममरणान्तिकात्)
FAQs
‘Vaiṣṇavī’ is addressed as a divine śakti associated with Viṣṇu—identified here as originating from Viṣṇu’s feet and invoked as a protective, sin-removing power devoted to Viṣṇu.
The verse models śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): the devotee appeals to Viṣṇu’s divine power for protection and purification from sin across the whole span of embodied life.
It emphasizes accountability for wrongdoing (enas, “sin”) and recommends humble petition, devotion, and reliance on divine grace as the means of moral and spiritual cleansing.