Vamana Purana — Merit of Shravana Dvadashi, Shloka 24

The Merit of Śravaṇa-Dvādaśī and the Liberation of a Preta through Gayā Piṇḍa-Rites

Devanagari script

ततो ऽपरो योजनकोटिभिस्तु त्रिंशद्भिरादित्यसहस्रदीप्तिः सत्याभिधानो भगवन्निवासो वरप्रदो ऽभुद् भवतो हि यो ऽसौ

Transliteration

tato 'paro yojanakoṭibhistu triṃśadbhirādityasahasradīptiḥ satyābhidhāno bhagavannivāso varaprado 'bhud bhavato hi yo 'sau

Translation

{"has_teaching": true, "teaching_type": "bhakti", "core_concept": "Ātma-nindā leading to śaraṇāgati and inner transformation", "teaching_summary": "By naming oneself ‘pāpī’ and ‘atinirghṛṇa’, the speaker models the bhakti-inflected ethic of humility and repentance; recognition of inner cruelty becomes the starting point for compassion and devotion.", "vedantic_theme": "mala (impurity) acknowledged; antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi as prerequisite for higher realization", "practical_application": "Practice honest self-audit (svādhyāya), confess harmful tendenciVamana Purana,52,25,VamP 52.25,yasya vedadhvaniṃ śrutvā vikasanti su rādayaḥ saṃkocamasurā yānti ye ca teṣāṃ sadharmiṇaḥ,यस्य वेदध्वनिं श्रुत्वा विकसन्ति सु रादयः संकोचमसुरा यान्ति ये च तेषां सधर्मिणः,Dhundhu-Danava Episode (Vairaja-bhuvana Ascent),Dharma Teaching,Adhyaya 52 (Dhundhu’s ambition and the warning against assaulting the Vairāja realm),25,yasya vedadhvaniṃ śrutvā vikasanti su rādayaḥ saṃkocamasurā yānti ye ca teṣāṃ sadharmiṇaḥ,yasya vedadhvaniṃ śrutvā vikasanti su rādayaḥ | saṃkocam asurā yānti ye ca teṣāṃ sadharmiṇaḥ ||,Hearing the resonance of whose Vedic sound

Speakers

• Narrator/teacher addressing an interlocutor referred to as ‘you’ (bhavataḥ); earlier vocatives suggest an Asura-king as listener (exact named speakers not provided in prompt)

Primary Deities

• Bhagavān (the Blessed Lord; not named explicitly)

Key Themes

• Supreme realm and divine radiance
• Boons and divine grace
• Cosmic vertical mapping by distance
• The Lord as bestower (vara-prada)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

Is ‘Satya’ here the same as Satya-loka (Brahma-loka) known elsewhere?

The name aligns with the common Purāṇic ‘Satya-loka’ at the summit of the upper worlds. This verse emphasizes it as ‘bhagavan-nivāsa’ (abode of the Lord), focusing on supreme sanctity and radiance rather than administrative cosmology.

Why describe the realm as ‘radiant like a thousand suns’?

Such imagery conveys transcendence and the intensity of sattva/tejas in the highest sphere. It also functions as a narrative warning: lower beings cannot easily approach or endure that brilliance.

What does ‘that one became the giver of boons to you’ imply in context?

It links cosmography to narrative causality: the same supreme Lord associated with Satya-loka is identified as the source of a boon previously received by the listener, integrating geography (where) with theology (who grants) and story (to whom/why).