Vamana Purana — Saptasarasvata Tirtha, Shloka 14

Harihara Revelation and the Tirtha-Glorification of Saptasarasvata in Kurukshetra

Devanagari script

जप्तव्यं शतरूद्रीयं ऋग्वेदोक्तैः पदक्रमैः एवं कृते तु देवेशं पश्यध्वं नेतरेण च

Transliteration

japtavyaṃ śatarūdrīyaṃ ṛgvedoktaiḥ padakramaiḥ evaṃ kṛte tu deveśaṃ paśyadhvaṃ netareṇa ca

Translation

Le Śatarudrīya doit être récité en japa selon la succession mot à mot (padakrama) enseignée dans le Ṛgveda. Quand cela est accompli, vous verrez le Seigneur des dieux; pas autrement.

Word by Word

• जप्तव्यम्: should be recited
• जप्तव्यम्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Obligatory action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु) + तव्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligation), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; impersonal obligation 'it should be recited'

• शतरूद्रीयम्: Śatarudrīya (hymn)
• शतरूद्रीयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतरुद्रीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular; name of hymn/section

• ऋग्वेदोक्तैः: as stated in the Ṛgveda
• ऋग्वेदोक्तैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋग्वेद + उक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; 'as stated in the Ṛgveda' qualifying पदक्रमैः

• पदक्रमैः: with word-by-word sequences (padakrama)
• पदक्रमैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पदक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thus)

• कृते: when (it is) done
• कृते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) used as locative absolute; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; 'when this is done'

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• देवेशम्: the Lord of gods
• देवेशम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular; 'lord of gods'

• पश्यध्वम्: see/behold
• पश्यध्वम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• इतरेण: by any other (means)
• इतरेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इतर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular; 'by another (means)'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speakers

• Vāsudeva (Viṣṇu) instructing the Devas

Primary Deities

• Viṣṇu (Vāsudeva/Keśava)
• Rudra/Śiva (via Śatarudrīya)

Key Themes

• Prāyaścitta (expiation)
• Vedic recitation discipline (padakrama)
• Darśana through mantra-sādhana
• Shaiva–Vaishnava convergence (Viṣṇu prescribing Rudra-stuti)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why is the Śatarudrīya prescribed, and what does it imply about sectarian boundaries?

Although Śatarudrīya is a Rudra-focused Vedic litany, the speaker is Vāsudeva. This frames the hymn as a universally authoritative Vedic means of purification and divine vision, reflecting a Purāṇic pattern of Shaiva–Vaishnava unity where one deity authorizes the worship of the other.

What is the significance of ‘padakrama’ in a Purāṇic instruction?

Padakrama is a technical Vedic recitation mode emphasizing exact word order and articulation. Its mention signals that the efficacy claimed (darśana of the deveśa) depends on fidelity to Vedic phonetic/lexical precision, not merely devotional intent.

Who is ‘deveśa’ here—Śiva or Viṣṇu?

The immediate practice is Rudra-oriented (Śatarudrīya), yet the discourse is led by Vāsudeva. Purāṇic usage allows ‘deveśa’ to denote the supreme accessible through the rite; interpretively it can indicate Rudra as the hymn’s deity while also implying the supreme Lord whose vision is granted through correct observance.