Aditi’s Payo-vrata and Viṣṇu’s Promise to Appear as Her Son
Prelude to Vāmana
विश्वाय विश्वभवनस्थितिसंयमाय स्वैरं गृहीतपुरुशक्तिगुणाय भूम्ने । स्वस्थाय शश्वदुपबृंहितपूर्णबोध- व्यापादितात्मतमसे हरये नमस्ते ॥ ९ ॥
viśvāya viśva-bhavana-sthiti-saṁyamāya svairaṁ gṛhīta-puru-śakti-guṇāya bhūmne sva-sthāya śaśvad-upabṛṁhita-pūrṇa-bodha- vyāpāditātma-tamase haraye namas te
हे प्रभो! तू विश्वरूप आहेस; या जगाची सृष्टी, स्थिती व संहार तू स्वाधीनपणे करतोस. शक्ती-गुण स्वीकारूनही तू सदैव आपल्या स्वरूपात स्थिर असतोस; तुझे पूर्ण बोध नित्य असून आत्म्याचा अंधकार नष्ट करतो. हे हरि, तुला नमस्कार.
In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta ( Ādi 2.117) it is said:
This verse praises Hari as the regulator of the universe’s creation, maintenance, and dissolution, showing that cosmic functions operate under His supreme control.
Aditi seeks the Lord’s shelter and intervention for the welfare of the devas; her prayers glorify Viṣṇu’s supremacy and His power to remove inner and outer darkness.
Regular remembrance and worship of Hari—through prayer, chanting, and study—cultivates clear understanding and reduces ignorance-driven habits like fear, anger, and confusion.