Vamana Purana — Sin-Destroying Hymn (Part 1), Shloka 51

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

Devanagari script

एतत् पवित्रं त्रिपुरध्नभाषितं पठन् नरो विष्णुपरो महर्षे विमुक्तपापो ह्युपशान्तमूर्ति संपूज्यते देववरैः प्रसिद्धैः

Transliteration

etat pavitraṃ tripuradhnabhāṣitaṃ paṭhan naro viṣṇuparo maharṣe vimuktapāpo hyupaśāntamūrti saṃpūjyate devavaraiḥ prasiddhaiḥ

Translation

O great sage, a man devoted to Viṣṇu who recites this purifying (hymn), spoken by the slayer of Tripura, becomes freed from sin and assumes a pacified disposition; he is honored and worshipped by renowned foremost gods.

Speakers

• Narrative voice addressing ‘Mahārṣi’ within Pulastya’s instruction to Nārada (contextual continuity)

Primary Deities

• Śiva (Tripuradhna/Tripurāntaka)
• Viṣṇu

Key Themes

• Phalaśruti (benefits of recitation)
• Pāpa-śamana through stava
• Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava unity (Śiva-spoken hymn benefiting Viṣṇu-devotee)
• Devotional identity (viṣṇu-para)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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