Vamana Purana — Sarasvata Hymn to Vishnu, Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

गुर्वर्थमेतदागत्य यत्फलग्रहणं कृतम् ममात्र निष्ठा प्राप्तस्य फलानि विनिवेदितुम्

Transliteration

gurvarthametadāgatya yatphalagrahaṇaṃ kṛtam mamātra niṣṭhā prāptasya phalāni viniveditum

Translation

গুৰুৰ কাৰ্যাৰ্থে ইয়ালৈ আহি মই এই ফল সংগ্ৰহ কৰিছোঁ। ইয়াত মোৰ নিষ্ঠা দৃঢ় হৈছে, আৰু এতিয়া মই এই ফল গুৰুক নিবেদন কৰিব বিচাৰোঁ।

Speakers

• (Implied) a brahmin/ascetic devotee speaking to a rākṣasa (guardian/obstructor figure)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

Key Themes

• Guru-bhakti (devotion/service to teacher)
• Niṣṭhā (steadfast resolve)
• Offering (naivedya/arpana)
• Tirtha-related merit (implied by chapter context)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why are fruits significant in this passage?

Phala (fruit) functions as a simple, sattvic offering suitable for an ascetic context; it also signals that the act is not for personal consumption but for guru-sevā (service to the teacher), which is treated as a high dharmic merit in Purāṇic ethics.

What does ‘niṣṭhā’ imply here beyond ‘determination’?

Niṣṭhā indicates a settled spiritual orientation—steadfastness in vow, discipline, or devotion—often gained through tapas, tīrtha-stay, or a decisive moral choice; the speaker claims such firmness has been ‘attained here’ (atra), linking inner transformation to the sacred setting.

Does this verse itself identify a specific tīrtha?

No. These lines do not name any geography; the tīrtha identification must be taken from the chapter’s framing (Saro-mahātmya) rather than from the śloka text.