Vamana Purana — Vamana's Birth, Shloka 58
Vamana’s Birth during Bali’s Horse-Sacrifice and the Mapping of Vishnu’s Sacred Presences
ये दिव्या ये च भौमा जलगगनचराः स्थावरा जङ्गमाश्च सेन्द्राः सार्काः सचन्द्रा यमवसुवरुणा ह्यग्नयः सर्वपालाः ब्रह्माद्याः स्थावरान्ता द्विजखगमहिता मूर्तिमन्तो ह्यमूर्ताः ते सर्वे मत्प्रसूता बहु विविधगुणाः पूरणार्थं पृथिव्याः
ye divyā ye ca bhaumā jalagaganacarāḥ sthāvarā jaṅgamāśca sendrāḥ sārkāḥ sacandrā yamavasuvaruṇā hyagnayaḥ sarvapālāḥ brahmādyāḥ sthāvarāntā dvijakhagamahitā mūrtimanto hyamūrtāḥ te sarve matprasūtā bahu vividhaguṇāḥ pūraṇārthaṃ pṛthivyāḥ
“Those who are celestial and those who are earthly; those who move in water and in the sky; the stationary and the moving; together with Indra, the Rudras, the Moon; Yama, the Vasus, Varuṇa, the Fires, and all the guardians—beginning with Brahmā down to the last of immobile beings—honoured by twice-born men and by birds; embodied and unembodied: all of them are born from me, possessing many and varied qualities, for the purpose of completing (filling out) the earth.”
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FAQs
It indicates a teleological view of creation: the manifold classes of beings and deities exist to ‘fill out’ or ‘complete’ the world—i.e., to populate, diversify, and functionally sustain the earthly realm and its cosmic connections.
Purāṇas often include both gross beings (with form) and subtle principles or deities (treated as formless or non-corporeal). The verse asserts that both categories ultimately derive from the same divine source, supporting a unified ontology.
Tīrthas are presented as meeting-points of these categories—places where celestial, terrestrial, and subtle agencies converge. By stating that all such agencies originate from Vishnu, the text legitimizes the claim that contact with a specific site can affect karma and sin.