Vamana Purana — Indra's Penance & Aditi's Vow, Shloka 46

Indra’s Penance at the Great River and Aditi’s Solar Vow for Vishnu’s Descent

Devanagari script

विष्णुरुवाच सत्यमेतन्महाभागे दुर्धरो ऽस्मि सुरासुरैः तथापि संभविष्यामि अहं देव्युदरे तव

Transliteration

viṣṇuruvāca satyametanmahābhāge durdharo 'smi surāsuraiḥ tathāpi saṃbhaviṣyāmi ahaṃ devyudare tava

Translation

Vishnu as Vāmana (strategic, vow-based subjugation)

Speakers

• Vishnu speaking to Aditi

Primary Deities

• Vishnu
• Aditi

Key Themes

• Avatāra consent and divine compassion
• Transcendence vs. immanence (the unbearable becomes bearable)
• Assurance to the devotee
• Cosmic restoration through incarnation

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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