Shloka 54

Gajendra's Deliverance — Gajendra’s Deliverance and the Protective Power of Remembrance (Japa)

Devanagari script

त्रिविक्रमं त्रिलोकेशं सर्वेषां प्रपितामहम् योगात्मानं महात्मानं प्रपद्ये ऽहं जनार्दनम्

Transliteration

trivikramaṃ trilokeśaṃ sarveṣāṃ prapitāmaham yogātmānaṃ mahātmānaṃ prapadye 'haṃ janārdanam

Translation

நான் ஜனார்தனனைச் சரணடைகிறேன்—திரிவிக்ரம�Vamana Purana,57,24,VamP 57.24,śmasānanilayaṃ śaṃbhuṃ bhūtanāthaṃ jagatpatim pūjayitvā śūladharaṃ jagāma niṣadhān prati,श्मसाननिलयं शंभुं भूतनाथं जगत्पतिम् पूजयित्वा शूलधरं जगाम निषधान् प्रति,Saromahatmya (Saro/Tirtha-Mahatmya),Pilgrimage Action / Transition Narrative,Adhyaya 57 (Tirtha-kṣetra-varṇana; departure toward Niṣadha),24,śmasānanilayaṃ śaṃbhuṃ bhūtanāthaṃ jagatpatim pūjayitvā śūladharaṃ jagāma niṣadhān prati,śmaśāna-nilayaṃ śaṃbhuṃ bhūta-nāthaṃ jagat-patim pūjayitvā śūla-dharaṃ jagāma niṣadhān prati,Having worshipped Śambhu—dweller in the cremation-ground

Speakers

• Not specified in input (a devotee/narrator voice offering śaraṇāgati to Viṣṇu/Trivikrama).

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Janardana/Trivikrama)

Key Themes

• Śaraṇāgati (taking refuge)
• Vāmana/Trivikrama theology
• Viṣṇu as cosmic sovereign
• Yoga as divine essence

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why is Viṣṇu called “Trivikrama” here?

“Trivikrama” identifies Viṣṇu in the Bali narrative: after appearing as Vāmana, he expands into the cosmic form and measures the worlds in three strides, establishing universal sovereignty.

What does “sarveṣāṃ prapitāmaham” imply theologically?

It frames Viṣṇu as the ultimate source and ancestral ground of all beings—beyond ordinary genealogy—emphasizing his role as primordial cause and sustainer.

How should “yogātmānaṃ” be understood in a Purāṇic hymn?

It presents the deity as the inner reality realized through Yoga: not merely a practitioner of yoga, but the very essence and goal of yogic realization (the supreme Self).