Vamana Purana — Harihara Non-Duality, Shloka 15

Harihara Non-Duality and the Revelation of Sadasiva to the Ganas

Devanagari script

सार्धद्विनेत्राः पद्माक्षाः श्रीवत्साङ्कितवक्षसः समायाताः खगारूढा वृषभध्वजिनो ऽव्ययाः

Transliteration

sārdhadvinetrāḥ padmākṣāḥ śrīvatsāṅkitavakṣasaḥ samāyātāḥ khagārūḍhā vṛṣabhadhvajino 'vyayāḥ

Translation

そこにはまた他の者たちも到来した。ある者は三眼の主の印を帯び、ある者は蓮華の眼をもち、ある者は胸にシュリーヴァツァ（Śrīvatsa）の瑞相を具える。彼らは鳥に乗って来たり、また牛旗を掲げて来たりした—不滅の神聖なる存在である。

Speakers

• Narrator (Purāṇic narrator) to the listener (traditional frame: Pulastya to Nārada)

Primary Deities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

Key Themes

• Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava convergence
• Iconographic identifiers (Śrīvatsa, bull-banner, lotus-eyes)
• Divine assembly before a cosmic battle

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why are both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava identifiers listed together?

The verse intentionally juxtaposes emblems of Śiva (three-eyed association, bull-banner) and Viṣṇu (lotus-eyes, Śrīvatsa) to portray a unified divine coalition—common in Purāṇic battle narratives where sectarian boundaries are harmonized for the sake of cosmic order.

What does ‘khagārūḍha’ suggest here?

It indicates divine beings arriving on bird-mounts; most prominently this evokes Garuḍa (Viṣṇu’s vāhana), but the plural usage can also generalize to other celestial bird conveyances in epic-Purāṇic imagery.

Is any specific tīrtha or region being described?

No. This śloka is iconographic and theological rather than geographical; it names no rivers, forests, mountains, or pilgrimage sites.