Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
वामनो वुद्धिदो होता द्रव्यस्थो वामनः सदा । वामनस्तारकोऽस्माच्च वामनाय नमो नमः ॥ ६१ ॥
vāmano vuddhido hotā dravyastho vāmanaḥ sadā | vāmanastārako'smācca vāmanāya namo namaḥ || 61 ||
Sembah sujud berulang-ulang kepada Vāmana—pemberi kebijaksanaan, hotṛ (pendeta pemanggil) dalam yajña, yang senantiasa bersemayam dalam persembahan, dan lagi Penyeberang yang menyelamatkan kami dari saṃsāra; kepada Vāmana, namo namah.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents Vāmana (Viṣṇu) as both the inner intelligence that awakens right understanding and the liberating power (tāraka) that carries the devotee across saṃsāra, uniting devotion with inner transformation.
By repeating “namo namaḥ” and praising Vāmana’s saving nature, the verse models nāma-stuti (devotional praise) where surrender to Viṣṇu is itself a means to grace, clarity (buddhi), and liberation (tāraṇa).
It references the yajña framework—especially the Hotṛ role and the idea of dravya (offering substance)—pointing to a ritual theology where the Lord is understood as present within the act of sacrifice and its materials.