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Shloka 22

Rules of Purity (Shauca) — Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचुः श्रूयतां राक्षसश्रेष्ठ सुप्रभातं हरोदितम् श्रुत्वा स्मृत्वा पठित्वा च सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ śrūyatāṃ rākṣasaśreṣṭha suprabhātaṃ haroditam śrutvā smṛtvā paṭhitvā ca sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

Die Weisen sprachen: „O Bester unter den Rākṣasas, höre das ‘Suprabhāta’, das Hara (Śiva) gesprochen hat. Wer es hört, sich daran erinnert und es rezitiert, wird von allen Sünden befreit.“

Word by Word
ṛṣayaḥsages
ṛṣayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन
ūcuḥsaid
ūcuḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
śrūyatāmlet it be heard
śrūyatām:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√śru (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-भावे ‘let it be heard’
rākṣasa-śreṣṭhaO best of rākṣasas
rākṣasa-śreṣṭha:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootrākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘राक्षसानां श्रेष्ठः’
suprabhātamgood-morning hymn/utterance
suprabhātam:
Karma (कर्म) (of śrūyatām)
TypeNoun
Rootsu (अव्यय) + prabhāta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन
hara-uditamuttered by Hara (Śiva)
hara-uditam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roothara (प्रातिपदिक) + udita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: ‘हरेण उदितम्’ (spoken by Hara)
śrutvāhaving heard
śrutvā:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√śru (धातु) + ktvā (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)
smṛtvāhaving remembered
smṛtvā:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√smṛ (धातु) + ktvā (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)
paṭhitvāhaving recited/read
paṭhitvā:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√paṭh (धातु) + ktvā (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
sarva-pāpaiḥfrom all sins
sarva-pāpaiḥ:
Apādāna (अपादान) (ablatival sense with instrumental: ‘from all sins’)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘सर्वाणि पापानि’
pramucyateis completely freed
pramucyate:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√muc (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/मध्यस्थ-भावे
Speakers
Ṛṣis (sages) addressing a ‘rākṣasaśreṣṭha’ (best of the Rākṣasas); broader narrative frame not supplied in input (often Purāṇic dialogue is Pulastya–Nārada).
Primary Deities
Shiva (Hara)
Key Themes
ShaivismStotra/Mantra efficacyRitual recitationPurificatory merit (pāpa-kṣaya)Sectarian harmony (Śiva as source of a universally beneficial hymn)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

The verse teaches the purificatory power of śravaṇa–smaraṇa–pāṭha (hearing, recollection, recitation). Ethical emphasis is on disciplined remembrance of the divine teaching as a means of inner cleansing and right conduct.

Primarily ancillary dharma/ācāra material rather than the five core marks. It aligns most closely with Dharma/Upāsanā instruction that often accompanies Vaṃśānucarita or narrative sections, but is not itself sarga/pratisarga/vamśa content.

Attributing the hymn to Hara underscores the Vāmana Purāṇa’s non-sectarian texture: Śiva’s speech becomes a universal remedy, implying that auspiciousness (suprabhāta) is a cosmic order accessible through devotion beyond sectarian boundaries.

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