Vamana Purana — Sarasvata Hymn to Vishnu, Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

यदस्य रक्षसः श्रेयो जिह्वाग्रे संस्थिता तव तत् सर्वं कथयिष्यामि ततो मोक्षमवाप्स्यसि

Transliteration

yadasya rakṣasaḥ śreyo jihvāgre saṃsthitā tava tat sarvaṃ kathayiṣyāmi tato mokṣamavāpsyasi

Translation

“That which is the rākṣasa’s advantage—resting upon the tip of your tongue—I shall tell you in full; then you will obtain release.”