Vamana Purana — Sin-Destroying Hymn (Part 2), Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

सर्वबूतगतं शान्तं निर्मलं सर्वलक्षणम् महायोगिनमव्यक्तं नमस्ये पापनाशनम्

Transliteration

sarvabūtagataṃ śāntaṃ nirmalaṃ sarvalakṣaṇam mahāyoginamavyaktaṃ namasye pāpanāśanam

Translation

{"has_teaching": true, "teaching_type": "bhakti", "core_concept": "Eka-deva, nāma-rūpa-bheda (one Lord, many names/forms)", "teaching_summary": "The same Supreme is worshiped with different iconographic names in different dvīpas—four-armed Viṣṇu, lotus-associated Kuśeśaya, and Garuḍa-vāhana—teaching that devotion can legitimately approach the One through diverse forms.", "vedantic_theme": "Saguna Brahman as accessible through multiple nāma-rūpas; unity-in-diversity", "practical_application": "Practice nāma-smaraṇa and arcana with the form available in one’s tradition/region while honoring other valid forms of the same Lord."}

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Speakers

• Stuti voice addressing the Supreme Lord (Viṣṇu as the indwelling Self)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu

Key Themes

• Immanence (God within all beings)
• Transcendence (Avyakta)
• Yoga and the Supreme Yogin
• Purity and auspicious marks
• Sin-destruction (pāpa-nāśana)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "karuna", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

How can the Lord be both ‘sarvabhūtagata’ (in all beings) and ‘avyakta’ (unmanifest)?

The verse juxtaposes immanence and transcendence: the Lord pervades all as the inner controller (antaryāmin), yet remains ‘unmanifest’ to ordinary senses and conceptualization—known fully through yogic insight and devotion.

What does ‘sarvalakṣaṇa’ mean in a stuti context?

It indicates completeness of auspicious qualities and marks—both ethical (peace, purity) and iconographic/theological (all divine excellences). It is a conventional Purāṇic way to assert the Lord’s perfection.

Is ‘pāpanāśana’ about ritual expiation or inner transformation?

Purāṇic usage includes both: devotion and remembrance of the Lord remove karmic demerit, while the qualities praised (peace, purity, yoga) also imply inner purification that prevents further pāpa.