Vamana Purana — Sarasvata Hymn to Vishnu, Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

यावद् द्विजस्य देवर्षे समाप्तिर्वै समाधितः जाते जप्यावसाने ऽसौ त ददर्श निशाचरम्

Transliteration

yāvad dvijasya devarṣe samāptirvai samādhitaḥ jāte japyāvasāne 'sau ta dadarśa niśācaram

Translation

When the brahmin’s rite had reached its settled completion, O divine seer, and the recitation (japa) came to its end, he then saw that night-roaming being.

Speakers

• Pulastya (or the internal narrator) addressing Nārada as devarṣi (chapter-frame convention)

Key Themes

• Efficacy and completion of japa
• Ritual sequencing (protection → japa → encounter/vision)
• Ascetic/ritual authority over harmful beings

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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