Vamana Purana — Sin-Destroying Hymn (Part 2), Shloka 63

The Second Sin-Destroying Hymn (Pāpaśamana Stava) and Syncretic Praise of Hari-Hara

Devanagari script

पाञ्चालिकं हयग्रीवं स्वयम्भुवममरेश्वरम् नमस्ये पुष्कराक्षं च पयोगन्धिं च केशवम्

Transliteration

pāñcālikaṃ hayagrīvaṃ svayambhuvamamareśvaram namasye puṣkarākṣaṃ ca payogandhiṃ ca keśavam

Translation

{"recitation_mood": "measured and descriptive", "suggested_raga": "Kedar", "pace": "medium", "voice_tone": "firm on epithets, slightly slower on the final ‘puruṣottamam’", "sound_elements": ["tanpura", "soft mridangam", "temple bell at each location", "ambient forest/riverside suggestion"]}

Speakers

• Unspecified in the excerpt; part of the Adhyāya 61 stuti catalogue.

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Keśava, Puṣkarākṣa, Hayagrīva)
• Shiva (Amareśvara)

Key Themes

• Tīrtha Māhātmya
• Regionalization of sanctity (Pañcāla linkage)
• Self-manifest sacred icons (Svayambhu)
• Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava co-worship
• Knowledge/veda motif (Hayagrīva)