Vamana Purana — Harihara Non-Duality, Shloka 35

Harihara Non-Duality and the Revelation of Sadasiva to the Ganas

Devanagari script

प्रियध्वमपि चैतेन यन्मच्चित्तास्तु नित्यशः एकरूपात्मकं देहं कुरुध्यं यत्नमास्थिताः

Transliteration

priyadhvamapi caitena yanmaccittāstu nityaśaḥ ekarūpātmakaṃ dehaṃ kurudhyaṃ yatnamāsthitāḥ

Translation

Dengan hal ini sahaja pun kamu dapat menyenangkan Aku: hendaklah fikiranmu sentiasa tertumpu kepada-Ku. Dengan usaha yang teguh diambil, jadikan keadaan berjasadmu satu-tumpu dan satu bentuk, yakni bersatu dalam bhakti.

Speakers

• Deity (speaker not named in the provided excerpt) addressing devotees/worshippers (plural imperative forms).

Key Themes

• Inner devotion over externalism
• One-pointedness (ekāgratā)
• Bhakti as mental orientation
• Discipline/effort in worship

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What does “eka-rūpātmakaṃ deham” mean in a devotional context?

It points to unification of the embodied person—body, speech, and mind—into a single devotional orientation, rather than being scattered among competing desires or ritual preoccupations.

Is this verse rejecting ritual worship?

Not necessarily. It prioritizes the inner condition (mind fixed on the deity) as the decisive factor for ‘pleasing’ the deity; ritual can remain supportive but is not sufficient by itself.

Why is ‘effort’ (yatna) emphasized if devotion is internal?

Because sustained one-pointedness is portrayed as a discipline: the mind naturally disperses, so deliberate practice is required to stabilize devotion.