Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
वामनो वुद्धिदो होता द्रव्यस्थो वामनः सदा । वामनस्तारकोऽस्माच्च वामनाय नमो नमः ॥ ६१ ॥
vāmano vuddhido hotā dravyastho vāmanaḥ sadā | vāmanastārako'smācca vāmanāya namo namaḥ || 61 ||
Vāmana adalah pemberi buddhi, Vāmana adalah hotṛ yajña, Vāmana senantiasa bersemayam dalam persembahan; Vāmana pula penyeberang (tāraka) kami—hormat berulang-ulang kepada Vāmana.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents Vāmana (Viṣṇu) as both the inner intelligence that awakens right understanding and the liberating power (tāraka) that carries the devotee across saṃsāra, uniting devotion with inner transformation.
By repeating “namo namaḥ” and praising Vāmana’s saving nature, the verse models nāma-stuti (devotional praise) where surrender to Viṣṇu is itself a means to grace, clarity (buddhi), and liberation (tāraṇa).
It references the yajña framework—especially the Hotṛ role and the idea of dravya (offering substance)—pointing to a ritual theology where the Lord is understood as present within the act of sacrifice and its materials.