Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 2
Yayāti’s Vaiṣṇava Rule and the Earth Made Like Vaikuṇṭha
with Viṣṇu Name-Invocation
केशवं पद्मनाभं च वासुदेवं च वामनम् । वाराहं कमठं मत्स्यं हृषीकेशं सुराधिपम्
keśavaṃ padmanābhaṃ ca vāsudevaṃ ca vāmanam | vārāhaṃ kamaṭhaṃ matsyaṃ hṛṣīkeśaṃ surādhipam
કેશવ, પદ્મનાભ, વાસુદેવ અને વામન; વરાહ, કૂર્મ, મત્સ્ય; તથા હૃષીકેશ—દેવોના અધિપતિ—આ નામોનું સ્મરણ કરવું જોઈએ।
Unspecified (context-dependent; verse presented as an enumerative invocation of Viṣṇu’s names)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: No major sandhi beyond standard anusvāra/orthography; all items are in accusative list governed by implied ‘(I worship/recite)’ from context.
FAQs
It functions as a devotional enumeration (nāma-smaraṇa), invoking Viṣṇu through well-known epithets and avatāras to focus the mind on the Lord’s protective and cosmic roles.
Yes, it explicitly includes Matsya, Kūrma (Kamaṭha), Varāha, and Vāmana—major avatāras that form part of the traditional Daśāvatāra sequence.
Remembering and reciting Viṣṇu’s names is presented as a direct devotional practice, emphasizing bhakti through reverent recollection of the Lord’s forms and attributes.