Vamana Purana — Merit of the Vamana Purana, Shloka 1

The Merit of Hearing and Reciting the Vamana Purana (Phalaśruti)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीवामनपुराणे अष्टषष्टितमो ऽध्यायः पुलस्त्य उवाच एतन्मया पुण्यतमं पुराणं तुभ्यं तथा नारद कीर्तितं वै श्रुत्वा च कीर्त्या परया समेतो भक्त्या च विष्णोः पदमभ्युपैति

Transliteration

iti śrīvāmanapurāṇe aṣṭaṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pulastya uvāca etanmayā puṇyatamaṃ purāṇaṃ tubhyaṃ tathā nārada kīrtitaṃ vai śrutvā ca kīrtyā parayā sameto bhaktyā ca viṣṇoḥ padamabhyupaiti

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଶ୍ରୀବାମନପୁରାଣର ଅଷ୍ଟଷଷ୍ଟିତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ। ପୁଲସ୍ତ୍ୟ କହିଲେ—ହେ ନାରଦ, ଏହି ପରମ ପୁଣ୍ୟମୟ ପୁରାଣ ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ କୀର୍ତ୍ତନ କରି କହିଛି। ଏହା ଶୁଣି, ପରମ କୀର୍ତ୍ତି ଓ ଭକ୍ତିରେ ସମନ୍ୱିତ ହୋଇ, ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ବିଷ୍ଣୁଙ୍କ ପଦ (ଧାମ) ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ କରେ।

Speakers

• Pulastya to Nārada

Primary Deities

• Vishnu

Key Themes

• Phalaśruti (merit statement)
• Purāṇa-śravaṇa (hearing sacred text)
• Bhakti (devotion)
• Mokṣa/Viṣṇu-pada (attainment of Vishnu’s abode)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why does the verse mention the end of the sixty-eighth chapter while the citation is Adhyāya 69?

Purāṇic manuscripts often preserve colophon lines at the boundary between chapters. Here, the opening of Adhyāya 69 includes a closing notice for Adhyāya 68, then proceeds into the new chapter’s merit statements.

What is meant by ‘viṣṇoḥ padam’ in this context?

‘Viṣṇoḥ padam’ can denote Viṣṇu’s supreme abode (parama-pada), i.e., the soteriological goal attained through devotion and sacred hearing; it is not necessarily a physical tirtha but a transcendental destination.

Is ‘kīrti’ (fame) worldly or spiritual here?

In phalaśruti passages, ‘kīrti’ commonly includes both social renown and the ‘good name’ born of dharmic merit; paired with ‘parā bhakti’, it primarily signals spiritually grounded merit rather than mere worldly celebrity.