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Vamana Purana — Harihara Non-Duality, Shloka 56

Harihara Non-Duality and the Revelation of Sadasiva to the Ganas

वृणुध्वं वरमानन्त्यं दास्ये वो मनसेप्सितम् ऊचुस्ते देहि भगवन् वरमस्माकमीश्वर भिन्नदृष्ट्युद्भवं पापं यत्तद् भ्रंशं प्रयातु नः

vṛṇudhvaṃ varamānantyaṃ dāsye vo manasepsitam ūcuste dehi bhagavan varamasmākamīśvara bhinnadṛṣṭyudbhavaṃ pāpaṃ yattad bhraṃśaṃ prayātu naḥ

Ele disse: «Escolhei uma dádiva sem fim; conceder-vos-ei o que vossas mentes desejarem». Eles disseram: «Concede-nos uma dádiva, ó Senhor Bem-aventurado, ó Soberano: que o pecado nascido de visões divididas—e toda queda que ele traga—se afaste de nós».

Śiva (addressing the Gaṇas) → Gaṇas (replying to Śiva)
Śiva
Removal of sectarian discord (bhinnadṛṣṭi)Śiva’s anugraha (grace) and boon-bestowalEthical cohesion among divine attendants (gaṇas)Sin as social-spiritual fragmentation

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FAQs

It denotes demerit born from internal division—conflicting loyalties, rival doctrinal stances, or factionalism among Śiva’s attendants. The verse frames discord itself as spiritually corrosive, producing “bhraṃśa” (decline/fall).

As gaṇayūthapās (leaders of Śiva’s hosts), their effectiveness depends on cohesion. The boon request signals that spiritual authority is safeguarded by concord, not merely by strength.

Not explicitly. The language is general—“divided viewpoints”—and can apply to any intra-community fracture. In Purāṇic narrative logic, unity among divine retinues supports cosmic order (dharma) during major conflicts such as Andhaka’s episode.