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

प्राग्वंशकायो भूतादिर्महाभूतोऽच्युतो द्विजः। त्वमूर्ध्वकर्त्ता ऊर्ध्वश्च ऊर्ध्वरेता नमोऽस्तु ते॥

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)

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