Vamana Purana — Sarasvata Hymn to Vishnu, Shloka 80

The Sarasvata Hymn to Vishnu (Vishnu-Pañjara) and the Redemption of a Rakshasa

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मरूपधरं देवं जगद्योनि जनार्दनम् स्रष्टृत्वे संस्थितं सृष्टौ प्रणतो ऽस्मि सनातनम्

Transliteration

brahmarūpadharaṃ devaṃ jagadyoni janārdanam sraṣṭṛtve saṃsthitaṃ sṛṣṭau praṇato 'smi sanātanam

Translation

ब्रह्मरूप धारण करणारा देव, जगताचा योनी/स्रोत जनार्दन, जो सृष्टीत स्रष्टा म्हणून प्रतिष्ठित आहे—त्या सनातनाला मी प्रणाम करतो।

Speakers

• Unspecified in the provided excerpt (continuation of a stuti; devotee/narrator addressing Janārdana).

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Janardana)
• Brahma (as form/role, implied)

Key Themes

• Cosmic causality (jagad-yoni)
• Creator-function (sraṣṭṛtva)
• Eternality of the supreme (sanātana)
• Devotional prostration (praṇāma)
• Trimūrti integration

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the doctrinal weight of calling Janārdana 'jagad-yoni'?

It asserts Him as the material and efficient source of the cosmos in Purāṇic idiom—creation is not independent of Him; the world arises from and is grounded in the divine principle.

How does 'sraṣṭṛtve saṃsthitaṃ sṛṣṭau' function rhetorically?

It reinforces that the Lord is not merely a distant cause: He is 'established' in the very process/order of creation as its governing creator-function, sustaining intelligibility and dharma within the created realm.

Is this verse sectarian (Vaiṣṇava) or integrative (Trimūrti)?

It is integrative in form but Vaiṣṇava in hierarchy: Brahmā’s role is affirmed, yet presented as a form/function borne by Janārdana, thereby subordinating the creator-office to the eternal supreme.