Vamana Purana — Saptasarasvata Tirtha, Shloka 19
Harihara Revelation and the Tirtha-Glorification of Saptasarasvata in Kurukshetra
ततो व्रते सुराश्चीर्णे विमुक्ताः पापतो ऽभवन् विमुक्तपापा देवेशं वासुदेवमथाब्रुवन्
tato vrate surāścīrṇe vimuktāḥ pāpato 'bhavan vimuktapāpā deveśaṃ vāsudevamathābruvan
तब देवताओं ने व्रत पूर्ण किया और वे पाप से मुक्त हो गए। पापमुक्त होकर उन्होंने देवेश वासुदेव से कहा।
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FAQs
The sequence encodes a dharma-logic: purification (śuddhi) is a prerequisite for effective prayer, vision, or divine audience. The narrative models correct ritual order—vrata → pāpa-kṣaya → stuti/supplication.
Yes. The epithet ‘deveśa’ (“Lord of the gods”) places Vāsudeva as the supreme overlord whom even Indra-led devas approach after completing their discipline.
The verses themselves do not name a site, but within the Vāmana Purāṇa’s māhātmya style, such vrata prescriptions commonly function as ancillary disciplines connected to a larger tīrtha narrative frame (here, the Saro-māhātmya section).