Vamana Purana — Merit of Shravana Dvadashi, Shloka 9

The Merit of Śravaṇa-Dvādaśī and the Liberation of a Preta through Gayā Piṇḍa-Rites

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा संपूज्य विधिवत् जगाम यमुनां नीम् तस्यां स्नातः शुचिर्भूत्वा संतर्प्यार्षिसुरान् पितॄन् ददर्श देवदेवेशं लोकनाथं त्रिविक्रमम्

Transliteration

snātvā saṃpūjya vidhivat jagāma yamunāṃ nīm tasyāṃ snātaḥ śucirbhūtvā saṃtarpyārṣisurān pitṝn dadarśa devadeveśaṃ lokanāthaṃ trivikramam

Translation

स्नात्वा संपूज्य विधिवत् जगाम यमुनां नदीम् । तस्यां स्नातः शुचिर्भूत्वा संतर्प्यार्षिसुरान् पितॄन् । ददर्श देवदेवेशं लोकनाथं त्रिविक्रमम् ॥

Speakers

• Narrative voice continuing the tīrtha itinerary (speaker not explicit in the given excerpt).

Primary Deities

• Vishnu
• Rishis
• Devas
• Pitrs

Key Themes

• River sanctity and purification (Yamunā-snān)
• Tarpana to ṛṣis, devas, and pitṛs
• Darśana of Trivikrama
• Pilgrimage as embodied dharma

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why is Trivikrama invoked in a tīrtha context rather than in the Bali narrative proper?

Purāṇic geography frequently anchors major mythic forms (like Trivikrama) to specific waters and sites, allowing pilgrims to access the myth through place-based darśana and ritual acts even outside the narrative cycle.

What is the significance of offering tarpana to ṛṣis in addition to devas and pitṛs?

Including ṛṣis reflects the threefold debt (ṛṣi-ṛṇa, deva-ṛṇa, pitṛ-ṛṇa) acknowledged in dharma traditions; tīrtha-bathing is framed as an occasion to ritually honor all three constituencies.

Does “yamunāṃ nīm” indicate a specific bank or a named sub-site on the Yamunā?

The phrase primarily signals ‘going to the Yamunā’ (the river itself as tīrtha). If a manuscript reads a more specific locative (e.g., ‘yamunā-tīram’), that would narrow it to a bank/ghāṭ; with the given reading, the river is the explicit sacred geography.