Vamana Purana — Sin-Destroying Hymn (Part 2), Shloka 63

The Second Sin-Destroying Hymn (Pāpaśamana Stava) and Syncretic Praise of Hari-Hara

Devanagari script

पाञ्चालिकं हयग्रीवं स्वयम्भुवममरेश्वरम् नमस्ये पुष्कराक्षं च पयोगन्धिं च केशवम्

Transliteration

pāñcālikaṃ hayagrīvaṃ svayambhuvamamareśvaram namasye puṣkarākṣaṃ ca payogandhiṃ ca keśavam

Translation

{"syncretic_content": true, "primary_deity": "Vishnu", "secondary_deities": [], "hari_hara_unity": null, "shakti_presence": null, "theological_tradition": "vaishnava"}

Speakers

• Unspecified in the excerpt; part of the Adhyāya 61 stuti catalogue.

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Keśava, Puṣkarākṣa, Hayagrīva)
• Shiva (Amareśvara)

Key Themes

• Tīrtha Māhātmya
• Regionalization of sanctity (Pañcāla linkage)
• Self-manifest sacred icons (Svayambhu)
• Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava co-worship
• Knowledge/veda motif (Hayagrīva)