Vamana Purana — Sarasvata Hymn to Vishnu, Shloka 47

The Sarasvata Hymn to Vishnu (Vishnu-Pañjara) and the Redemption of a Rakshasa

Devanagari script

प्रातरुत्थाय जप्तव्यं मध्याह्ने ऽह्नक्षये ऽपि वा असंशयं सदा जप्यो जपतां पुष्टिशान्तिदः

Transliteration

prātarutthāya japtavyaṃ madhyāhne 'hnakṣaye 'pi vā asaṃśayaṃ sadā japyo japatāṃ puṣṭiśāntidaḥ

Translation

{"bhagavata_parallel": "Bhāgavata Purāṇa 8 (Vāmana/Bali cycle) strongly emphasizes Viṣṇu’s supremacy and grace; the multi-name stuti aligns with Bhāgavata’s nāma-centered bhakti though not a verbatim parallel.", "vishnu_purana_parallel": "Viṣṇu Purāṇa’s emphasis on Viṣṇu-nāma and stuti as pāpa-haraṇa is thematically parallel (general).", "ramayana_connection": "‘Janārdana’/‘Jagannātha’ style epithets and pāpa-haraṇa prayers resemble broader epic devotional idiom; no direct episode link.", "mahabharata_echo": "Viṣṇu-sahasranāma tradition (Śānti-parvan) echoes the multi-epithet invocation and sin-destruction intent (conceptual parallel).", "other_puranas": ["Padma Purana (nāma-mahātmya)", "Narada Purana (bhakti and nāma-japa)", "Skanda Purana (Jagannātha/Viṣṇu stutis in tīrtha contexts)"], "vedic_reference": "Oṃ as praṇava; Viṣṇu as cosmic lord resonates with Vedic Viṣṇu praise (e.g., Viṣṇu-sūkta motifs), though no direct quotation."}

Speakers

• Narrative voice quoting/continuing a stotra; verse 49 attributes the stotra to Maheśvara speaking to a sage (mune).

Primary Deities

• Shiva (Maheśvara)

Key Themes

• Stuti (hymn of praise)
• Transcendence and cosmic causality
• Ascetic ideal (ūrdhvaretas)
• Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava unity through shared epithets

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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