Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 53

Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)

Devanagari script

ब्रह्म त्रिनेत्रो ऽमरराड् हुताशः प्रेताधिपो नीरपतिः समीरः सूर्यो मृगाङ्को ऽचलजङ्गमाद्यो भवान् विभो नाथ खगेन्द्रकेतो

Transliteration

brahma trinetro 'mararāḍ hutāśaḥ pretādhipo nīrapatiḥ samīraḥ sūryo mṛgāṅko 'calajaṅgamādyo bhavān vibho nātha khagendraketo

Translation

Engkau ialah Brahmā; Engkau ialah Yang Bermata Tiga (Śiva); Engkau ialah raja para dewa (Indra); Engkau ialah Api (Agni); Engkau ialah penguasa para arwah (Yama); Engkau ialah penguasa perairan (Varuṇa); Engkau ialah Angin; Engkau ialah Matahari; Engkau ialah Bulan; Engkau ialah asal mula segala yang bergerak dan yang tidak bergerak. Wahai Tuhan Yang Maha Meliputi, wahai Nātha—wahai Dia yang panjinya bergambar Garuḍa.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म: Brahmā / Brahman
• ब्रह्म: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रिनेत्रः: the three-eyed one
• त्रिनेत्रः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (three-eyed)

• अमरराट्: king of the immortals (Indra)
• अमरराट्: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर + राज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (amarāṇāṃ rājā)

• हुताशः: fire (consumer of offerings)
• हुताशः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुत + अश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (hutaṃ aśnāti iti)

• प्रेताधिपः: lord of the departed (Yama)
• प्रेताधिपः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेत + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (pretānām adhipaḥ)

• नीरपतिः: lord of waters (Varuṇa)
• नीरपतिः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीर + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (nīrasya patiḥ)

• समीरः: wind
• समीरः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन

• सूर्यः: sun
• सूर्यः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन

• मृगाङ्कः: moon (marked with a deer)
• मृगाङ्कः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग + अङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (mṛgasya aṅkaḥ / mṛga-cihnaḥ)

• अचलजङ्गमाद्यः: the first/origin of the immobile and mobile (beings)
• अचलजङ्गमाद्यः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अचल + जङ्गम + आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन; समाहार/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-भावः (acala-jaṅgama-ānāṃ ādiḥ)

• भवान्: you
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रयोग (honorific), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/1st), एकवचन

• विभो: O all-pervading one
• विभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• नाथ: O lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• खगेन्द्रकेतो: O banner/sign of the lord of birds (Garuda)
• खगेन्द्रकेतो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खग + इन्द्र + केतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (khagendrasya ketuḥ)

Speakers

• Unspecified in input (likely a devotee addressing Vishnu within the Pulastya–Nārada narrative frame)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Brahma
• Indra
• Agni
• Yama
• Varuna
• Vayu
• Surya
• Chandra

Key Themes

• Sectarian Harmony
• Shaiva-Vaishnava Synthesis
• Theism (Supreme Deity as source of all gods)
• Stuti

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse teaches a unitive theology: the many deities and cosmic functions are understood as manifestations of one Supreme Lord. Ethically, it encourages reverence without sectarian hostility, grounding devotion in the recognition of a single divine reality behind diverse names and roles.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily within theological exposition rather than genealogy: it aligns most closely with Sarga/Pratisarga-style cosmological framing (the Lord as source and regulator of cosmic powers), though expressed here as stuti rather than narrative creation detail.

What is the symbolic significance?

Identifying Vishnu with Śiva (trinetra) and other deities symbolizes functional unity: creation, dissolution, judgment, elemental governance, and luminary order are coordinated expressions of one sovereignty. 'Garuḍa-bannered' anchors the identity specifically in Vaishnava iconography while still affirming inclusivity.