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

ऋग्वेद में बताए गए पदक्रम के अनुसार शतरुद्रीय का जप करना चाहिए। ऐसा करने पर तुम देवेश्वर का दर्शन करोगे; अन्यथा नहीं।

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.