Vamana Purana — Saptasarasvata Tirtha, Shloka 31
Harihara Revelation and the Tirtha-Glorification of Saptasarasvata in Kurukshetra
दृष्ट्वैव देवा हरिशङ्करं तं नमो ऽस्तु ते सर्वगताव्ययेति प्रोक्त्वा प्रणामं कमलासनाद्याश्चक्रुर्मतिं चैकतरां नियुज्य
dṛṣṭvaiva devā hariśaṅkaraṃ taṃ namo 'stu te sarvagatāvyayeti proktvā praṇāmaṃ kamalāsanādyāścakrurmatiṃ caikatarāṃ niyujya
Begitu melihat Hari-Śaṅkara itu, para dewa—diawali Sang Teratai-bersemayam (Brahmā)—mengucap, “Hormat bagi-Mu, Yang Mahameresap dan Tak-Binasanya.” Setelah berkata demikian mereka bersujud, memusatkan batin dengan satu titik, dan menyerahkan diri sepenuhnya kepada Yang Esa itu.
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FAQs
It frames Harihara not merely as a composite icon but as the metaphysical absolute: omnipresent (sarvagata) and beyond decay/change (avyaya). The devas’ language shifts the scene from visual wonder to theological recognition.
Brahmā is conventionally identified by the lotus-seat; naming him first (‘-ādyāḥ’) indicates leadership of the devas and underscores that even the cosmic creator bows to the unified supreme.
It specifies inner alignment: not only external homage (praṇāma) but concentrated, exclusive orientation of mind toward the one reality revealed as Hari-Śaṅkara—an implicit teaching on devotion and contemplative focus.