Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 4
Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative
महेश्वरस्य हृदये धत्तूरविटपः शुभः संजातः स च शर्वस्य पतिकृत् तस्य नित्यशः
maheśvarasya hṛdaye dhattūraviṭapaḥ śubhaḥ saṃjātaḥ sa ca śarvasya patikṛt tasya nityaśaḥ
মহেশ্বরের হৃদয়ে ধত্তূরার এক শুভ শাখা উৎপন্ন হল; এবং তা শর্বের নিত্য প্রিয় (অত্যন্ত অনুকূল) হয়ে উঠল।
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FAQs
Devotion is expressed not only through abstract praise but also through concrete, sanctified offerings; the verse sacralizes a specific plant by rooting it in Śiva’s own being (hṛdaya), implying that properly offered natural substances can become vehicles of reverence.
This functions as a kind of sarga-type motif (origin account) at a micro-level: the ‘coming-into-being’ (saṃjātaḥ) of an auspicious entity associated with a deity. It is not vamśa/vamśānucarita; it is closer to cosmological/etiological listing typical of sarga-style passages.
The dhattūra’s emergence from Śiva’s heart signals intimate divine ownership and suitability for Śaiva worship. ‘Heart’ indicates essence/inner nature; the plant becomes a marker of Śiva’s presence and a ritual bridge between devotee and deity.