Adhyaya 61: The Second Sin-Destroying Hymn (Pāpaśamana Stava) and Syncretic Praise of Hari-Hara

Verse 1

इति श्रीवामनपुराणे षष्ठितमो ऽध्यायः पुलस्त्य उवाच द्वितीयं पापशमनं स्तवं वक्ष्यामि ते मुने येन सम्यगधीतेन पापं नाशं तु गच्चति

ಇಂತೆ ಶ್ರೀವಾಮನಪುರಾಣದ ಅರವತ್ತನೆಯ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ ಸಮಾಪ್ತ. ಪುಲಸ್ತ್ಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಹೇ ಮುನೇ, ಪಾಪಶಮನಕರವಾದ ಎರಡನೆಯ ಸ್ತವವನ್ನು ನಿನಗೆ ಹೇಳುತ್ತೇನೆ; ಅದನ್ನು ಸಮ್ಯಕವಾಗಿ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ/ಪಠಿಸಿದರೆ ಪಾಪವು ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾಗಿ ನಾಶವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ।

Verse 2

मत्स्यं नमस्ये देवेशं कूर्मं गोविन्दमेव च हयशीर्षं नमस्ते ऽहं भवं विष्णुं त्रिविक्रमम्

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Verse 4

ऊर्ध्वकेशं नृसिहं च रुपधारं कुरुध्वजम् कामपालमखण्डं च नमस्ये ब्राह्मणप्रियम्

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Verse 7

नमस्ये च गदापाणिं नमस्ये च कुशोशयम् अर्धनारीश्वरं देवं नमस्ये पापनाशनम्

ನಾನು ಗದಾಪಾಣಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕರಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ; ಕುಶದ ಮೇಲೆ ಶಯನಿಸುವವನಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕರಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ; ಅರ್ಧನಾರೀಶ್ವರ ದೇವನಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕರಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ; ಪಾಪನಾಶಕನಿಗೆ ವಂದಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Verse 8

गोपालं च सैवकुण्ठं नमस्ये चापराजितम् नमस्ये विश्वरूपं च सौगन्धिं सर्वदाशिवम्

ನಾನು ಗೋಪಾಲನಿಗೆ, ಸೈವಕುಂಠನಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅಪರಾಜಿತನಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕರಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ; ವಿಶ್ವರೂಪನಿಗೆ, ಸೌಗಂಧಿಗೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಸರ್ವದಾಶಿವನಿಗೆ ವಂದಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Verse 63

पाञ्चालिकं हयग्रीवं स्वयम्भुवममरेश्वरम् नमस्ये पुष्कराक्षं च पयोगन्धिं च केशवम्

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Verse "

नमस्ये पद्मकिरणं नमस्ये वडवामुखम् कार्त्तिकेयं नमस्ये ऽहं बाह्लीकं शिखिनं तथा

I bow to Padmakiraṇa; I bow to Vaḍavāmukha. I bow to Kārttikeya; and likewise I bow to Bāhlīka and to Śikhin.

Verse No rivers, lakes, forests, or tīrthas are named in this verse

59

ज्याची ब्राह्मण यज्ञांनी उपासना करतात—जो यज्ञांचा अधिपती आणि यज्ञ सिद्ध करणारा आहे—त्या सनातन यज्ञपुरुष विष्णूला मी प्रणाम करतो।

Verse 19

श्रीकण्ठं वासुदेवं नीलकण्ठं सदण्डिनम् नमस्ये सर्वमनघं गौरीशं नकुलीस्वरम्

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Verse 25

अगस्तयं गरुडं विष्णुं कपिलं ब्रह्मवाङ्मयम् सनातनं च ब्रह्माणं नमस्ये ब्रह्मतत्परम्

ನಾನು ಅಗಸ್ತ್ಯ, ಗರುಡ, ವಿಷ್ಣು ಮತ್ತು ಕಪಿಲರಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕರಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ—ಅವರು ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಾಙ್ಮಯ, ಪವಿತ್ರ ವಾಕ್ಸ್ವರূপ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ. ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಪರಬ್ರಹ್ಮನಿಷ್ಠನಾದ ಸನಾತನ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನಿಗೂ ಪ್ರಣಾಮ ಮಾಡುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Verse 26

अप्रतर्क्यं चतुर्बाहुं सहस्रांशुं तपोमयम् नमस्ये धर्मराजानं देवं गरुडवाहनम्

ತರ್ಕಕ್ಕೆ ಅತೀತನಾದ, ಚತುರ್ಭುಜ, ಸಹಸ್ರ ಕಿರಣಗಳಿಂದ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸುವ ತಪೋಮಯನಾದ ಗರುಡವಾಹನ ಧರ್ಮರಾಜ ದೇವನಿಗೆ ನಾನು ನಮಸ್ಕರಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Verse 27

सर्वबूतगतं शान्तं निर्मलं सर्वलक्षणम् महायोगिनमव्यक्तं नमस्ये पापनाशनम्

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