Vamana Purana — Harihara Revelation, Shloka 67

Harihara Revelation and the Kurukshetra Tirtha Cycle: Sthanu in Vishnu and the Sanctification of Saptasarasvata

Devanagari script

एतत् तवोक्तं देवस्य रूपं द्वादशपत्रकम् यस्मिन् ज्ञाते मुनिश्रेष्ठ न भूयो मरणं भवेत्

Transliteration

etat tavoktaṃ devasya rūpaṃ dvādaśapatrakam yasmin jñāte muniśreṣṭha na bhūyo maraṇaṃ bhavet

Translation

Inilah rupa Dewa yang telah engkau huraikan, iaitu rupa berkelopak dua belas. Apabila ia diketahui, wahai resi yang terbaik, tiadalah lagi kematian selepas itu.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; possessive pronoun

• उक्तम्: said/spoken
• उक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• द्वादशपत्रकम्: having twelve petals
• द्वादशपत्रकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + पत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (numeral determinative)

• यस्मिन्: in which/when
• यस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; relative pronoun

• ज्ञाते: when known/once understood
• ज्ञाते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative absolute sense with यस्मिन्

• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: O best of sages
• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (best among sages)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• भूयः: again/further
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• मरणम्: death
• मरणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would occur/be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speakers

• Not specified in the provided excerpt; a disciple/interlocutor appears to address a ‘best of sages’ while referencing a prior description.

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Deva/Parameshvara)

Key Themes

• Salvific knowledge (jñāna) through dhyāna of divine form
• Lotus/mandala schematics (dvādaśa-patraka)
• Mokṣa as freedom from repeated death

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is meant by the “twelve-petalled” form?

In Purāṇic and tantric-adjacent idioms, a ‘twelve-petalled’ description often indicates a lotus/mandala schema used for meditation—twelvefold completeness applied to the deity’s presence (time-cycle, solar set, or a structured visualization).

How can ‘knowing the form’ remove death?

The verse uses soteriological shorthand: true knowledge (jñāna) and steady contemplation (dhyāna) of the supreme reality culminate in mokṣa, described negatively as the cessation of repeated death (punar-maraṇa).

Is this a promise of physical immortality?

In standard Purāṇic usage, ‘no further death’ primarily indicates liberation from saṃsāra rather than indefinite bodily life; it is a doctrinal claim about ultimate release.