Vamana Purana — Harihara Revelation, Shloka 49

Harihara Revelation and the Kurukshetra Tirtha Cycle: Sthanu in Vishnu and the Sanctification of Saptasarasvata

Devanagari script

धर्मो ऽहिंसा च देवेशं प्रणिपत्य न्यषीदताम् उपविष्टौ सुखासीनौ साध्यो वचनमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

dharmo 'hiṃsā ca deveśaṃ praṇipatya nyaṣīdatām upaviṣṭau sukhāsīnau sādhyo vacanamabravīt

Translation

Dharma dan Ahiṃsā bersujud hormat kepada Tuhan para dewa, lalu duduk. Setelah keduanya duduk dengan nyaman, Sādhya mengucapkan kata-kata ini.

Speakers

• Sādhya speaking after Dharma and Ahiṃsā approach Deveśa

Primary Deities

• Shiva (Deveśa)
• Sādhya(s)

Key Themes

• Personified virtues (Dharma, Ahiṃsā)
• Reverence/prostration (praṇipāta)
• Divine council / instruction

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why are ‘Dharma’ and ‘Ahiṃsā’ treated as persons?

Purāṇas frequently personify ethical principles as deities or exalted beings to dramatize moral order. This allows the text to stage ‘virtues’ as actors who approach the divine, making dharma-teaching concrete and memorable.

Who are the Sādhyas in Purāṇic cosmology?

The Sādhyas are a class of celestial beings often associated with ritual efficacy and the intermediate divine realm. When a ‘Sādhya’ speaks, it typically signals a doctrinal or procedural instruction connected to dharma, vrata, or cosmic order.

Is ‘Deveśa’ necessarily Śiva here?

In many contexts ‘Deveśa’ can refer to a supreme deity (Śiva, Viṣṇu, or even Indra depending on passage). Here, the immediate proximity to the epithet Īśāna (previous verse) strongly supports Śiva as the referent.