Vamana Purana — Sarasvata Hymn to Vishnu, Shloka 80

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

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मरूपधरं देवं जगद्योनि जनार्दनम् स्रष्टृत्वे संस्थितं सृष्टौ प्रणतो ऽस्मि सनातनम्

Transliteration

brahmarūpadharaṃ devaṃ jagadyoni janārdanam sraṣṭṛtve saṃsthitaṃ sṛṣṭau praṇato 'smi sanātanam

Translation

I bow to the eternal Janārdana—the divine one who bears the form of Brahmā, who is the womb/source of the world, and who stands established in creation as the Creator.

Speakers

• Unspecified in the provided excerpt (continuation of a stuti; devotee/narrator addressing Janārdana).

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Janardana)
• Brahma (as form/role, implied)

Key Themes

• Cosmic causality (jagad-yoni)
• Creator-function (sraṣṭṛtva)
• Eternality of the supreme (sanātana)
• Devotional prostration (praṇāma)
• Trimūrti integration

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the doctrinal weight of calling Janārdana 'jagad-yoni'?

It asserts Him as the material and efficient source of the cosmos in Purāṇic idiom—creation is not independent of Him; the world arises from and is grounded in the divine principle.

How does 'sraṣṭṛtve saṃsthitaṃ sṛṣṭau' function rhetorically?

It reinforces that the Lord is not merely a distant cause: He is 'established' in the very process/order of creation as its governing creator-function, sustaining intelligibility and dharma within the created realm.

Is this verse sectarian (Vaiṣṇava) or integrative (Trimūrti)?

It is integrative in form but Vaiṣṇava in hierarchy: Brahmā’s role is affirmed, yet presented as a form/function borne by Janārdana, thereby subordinating the creator-office to the eternal supreme.