Vamana Purana — Slaying of Raktabija, Shloka 63

The Slaying of Raktabīja and Niśumbha–Śumbha; the Manifestation of the Mātṛkās and the Devas’ Hymn

Devanagari script

नमस्ते त्रिनेत्रे भगवति तवचरणानुषिता ये अहरहर्विनतशिरसो ऽवनताः नहि नहि परिभवमस्त्यशुभं च स्तुतिबलिकुसुमकराः सततं ये

Transliteration

namaste trinetre bhagavati tavacaraṇānuṣitā ye aharaharvinataśiraso 'vanatāḥ nahi nahi paribhavamastyaśubhaṃ ca stutibalikusumakarāḥ satataṃ ye

Translation

હે ત્રિનેત્રી ભગવતી, તમને નમસ્કાર. જે તમારા ચરણોમાં અનુષ્ઠિત છે, જે દિનપ્રતિદિન વિનયથી મસ્તક નમાવે છે—તેમને અપમાન થતું નથી, અશુભ પણ સ્પર્શતું નથી. જે સદા સ્તુતિ, બલી (નૈવેદ્ય/અર્પણ) અને પુષ્પ અર્પિત કરે છે, �Vamana Purana,31,3,VamP 31.3,yattatpītaṃ hutāśena skannaṃ śukraṃ pinākinaḥ tenākrānto 'bhavad brahman mandatejā hutāśanaḥ,यत्तत्पीतं हुताशेन स्कन्नं शुक्रं पिनाकिनः तेनाक्रान्तो ऽभवद् ब्रह्मन् मन्दतेजा हुताशनः,Skanda-Kroñca Narrative (Kumāra-khaṇḍa context),Mythic Etiology / Theogony Motif (Seed/Tejas episode),Adhyāya 31 (Prelude: Śiva’s tejas and Agni’s incapacity),31.3,yattatpītaṃ hutāśena skannaṃ śukraṃ pinākinaḥ tenākrānto 'bhavad brahman mandatejā hutāśanaḥ,yat tat pītaṁ hutāśena skannaṁ śukraṁ pinākinaḥ | tenākrānto ’bhavad

Speakers

• Collective voice of the gods/siddhas/ṛṣis (implied) praising the Goddess

Primary Deities

• Devī (Bhagavatī/Trinetra)

Key Themes

• Stuti (praise of the Goddess)
• Bhakti (devotion)
• Apotropaic power (removal of inauspiciousness)
• Ritual offering (bali, flowers)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why is the Goddess called “Trinetra” (three‑eyed) here?

“Trinetra” is primarily a Śiva-epithet, but in Purāṇic stutis it can mark the Goddess as Śiva’s own power (Śakti) or as the supreme divinity sharing Śaiva attributes. It signals her all-seeing sovereignty and her capacity to burn away evil/inauspiciousness, analogous to the third eye’s fiery discernment.

What is the practical promise made by the verse?

The verse states a protective fruit (phala): those who daily bow in humility and regularly offer stuti, bali, and flowers are not overcome by paribhava (humiliation/defeat) and are kept free from aśubha (inauspicious misfortune).

Does this verse contain geographical (tīrtha) data typical of the Vāmana Purāṇa?

No. Despite the Vāmana Purāṇa’s strong geographical orientation elsewhere, this śloka is purely devotional/ritual in content and contains no named sacred sites.