Vamana Purana — Sarasvata Hymn to Vishnu, Shloka 72

The Sarasvata Hymn to Vishnu (Vishnu-Pañjara) and the Redemption of a Rakshasa

Devanagari script

श्रीवत्सवक्षसं श्रीशं श्रीधरं श्रीनिकेतनम् प्रणतो ऽस्मि श्रियः कान्तं स मे पापं व्यपोहतु

Transliteration

śrīvatsavakṣasaṃ śrīśaṃ śrīdharaṃ śrīniketanam praṇato 'smi śriyaḥ kāntaṃ sa me pāpaṃ vyapohatu

Translation

मैं श्रीवत्स-चिह्नित वक्षस्थल वाले, श्री के स्वामी, श्रीधर, श्री के धाम—श्रियःकान्त को प्रणाम करता हूँ; वे मेरा पाप दूर करें।

Speakers

• A devotee/narrative voice offering a hymn of surrender (stuti) to Vāsudeva/Viṣṇu; framed within the chapter’s tīrtha-oriented discourse (speaker attribution varies by manuscript tradition).

Primary Deities

• Vishnu
• Lakshmi (Śrī)

Key Themes

• Śaraṇāgati (taking refuge)
• Pāpa-kṣaya (removal of sin)
• Lakṣmī–Nārāyaṇa theology
• Stuti as a purificatory act

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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