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Vamana Purana — Saptasarasvata Tirtha, Shloka 1

Harihara Revelation and the Tirtha-Glorification of Saptasarasvata in Kurukshetra

Devanagari script

इति श्रीवामनपुराणे पञ्चत्रिंशो पुलस्त्य उवाच ततो मुरारिभवनं समभ्येत्य सुरास्ततः ऊचुर्देवं नमस्कृत्य जगत्संक्षुब्धिकारणम्

Transliteration

iti śrīvāmanapurāṇe pañcatriṃśo pulastya uvāca tato murāribhavanaṃ samabhyetya surāstataḥ ūcurdevaṃ namaskṛtya jagatsaṃkṣubdhikāraṇam

Translation

આ રીતે શ્રીવામનપુરાણમાં પાંત્રીસમો અધ્યાય સમાપ્ત થયો. પુલસ્ત્ય બોલ્યા—પછી દેવો મુરારીના ભવન પાસે ગયા; જગતના ક્ષોભનું કારણ એવા દેવને નમસ્કાર કરીને ત્યારબાદ બોલ્યા.

Word by Word

itithus

śrī-vāmana-purāṇein the Śrī Vāmana Purāṇa

pañcatriṃśaḥthirty-fifth

pulastyaḥPulastya

uvācasaid

tataḥthen

murāri-bhavanamthe abode of Murāri (Viṣṇu)

samabhyetyahaving approached

surāḥthe gods

tataḥthen

ūcuḥsaid

devamto the god (Lord)

namaskṛtyahaving bowed/saluted

jagat-saṃkṣubdhi-kāraṇamthe cause of the agitation of the world

Speakers

Pulastya speaking (to Nāradaper standard Vāmana Purāṇa framing)reporting the Devas’ approach and address to Viṣṇu (Murāri).

Primary Deities

Vishnu (Murari)Devas (collective)

Key Themes

Frame structure (colophon and new adhyāya)Devas’ supplicationDivine causality behind cosmic disturbanceApproach to the Lord’s abode

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What does ‘jagat-saṃkṣubdhi-kāraṇam’ imply about the Lord’s role?

It attributes ultimate causality to the Lord: even when the cosmos appears ‘agitated’ (saṃkṣubdha), the Purāṇic view frames such upheaval as within divine governance—either as līlā (divine play) or as corrective reordering of dharma.

Is ‘Murāri-bhavana’ a specific pilgrimage site?

In this isolated verse it is a theological ‘abode of Viṣṇu’ reference rather than a clearly identified earthly kṣetra. The Vāmana Purāṇa often anchors narratives in geography, but this line alone does not specify a named tirtha like Kurukṣetra or Sarasvatī.

Why is the chapter colophon embedded in the verse line?

Many Purāṇic manuscripts include colophons (‘iti… adhyāyaḥ’) as part of the transmitted text. They function as structural metadata, marking transitions and reaffirming the work’s identity and the speaking authority (here, Pulastya).