Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Tirtha Circuit, Shloka 70

Prahlada’s Pilgrimage Circuit: Tirtha-Mahatmya from Naimisha to Rudrakoti and Shalagrama

Devanagari script

तस्मात् तीर्थवरं विद्वान् सर्वपापप्रमोचनम् जगाम दानवो द्रष्टुं सर्वपापहरं हरिम्

Transliteration

tasmāt tīrthavaraṃ vidvān sarvapāpapramocanam jagāma dānavo draṣṭuṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ harim

Translation

അതിനാൽ ആ ജ്ഞാനിയായ ദാനവൻ, സർവ്വപാപമോചനമായ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ തീർത്ഥത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി, സർവ്വപാപഹരനായ ഹരിയെ ദർശിക്കുവാൻ പുറപ്പെട്ടു।

Speakers

• Narrator voice within the Purāṇic dialogue (contextually continuing the account of Bali’s pilgrimage)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu

Key Themes

• Tirtha Yatra (pilgrimage)
• Pāpa-kṣaya (removal of sin)
• Darśana of Hari
• Bhakti as purification

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Who is the “Dānava” here, and why is he called “vidvān” (wise)?

In the surrounding Bali-cycle material of the Vāmana Purāṇa, “dānava/daityendra” typically points to Bali. He is termed “vidvān” because he recognizes tīrtha-darśana and devotion to Hari as superior means of purification, even for an Asura-king.

What is implied by calling the tīrtha ‘sarvapāpapramocana’ and Hari ‘sarvapāpahara’?

The verse pairs place and deity: the tīrtha is efficacious because it is a locus of divine presence, while Hari is the ultimate agent of purification. The Purāṇic theology often treats tīrtha as a ‘field’ where grace becomes accessible through darśana, worship, and right intention.

Does this verse identify a specific pilgrimage site?

Not in this śloka. It signals a transition to a named site in the subsequent verses (notably Śālagrāma), a common narrative technique in tīrtha-māhātmya passages.