Shloka 26

Aditi’s Payo-vrata and Viṣṇu’s Promise to Appear as Her Son

Prelude to Vāmana

Devanagari script

नमस्ते पृश्निगर्भाय वेदगर्भाय वेधसे । त्रिनाभाय त्रिपृष्ठाय शिपिविष्टाय विष्णवे ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

namas te pṛśni-garbhāya veda-garbhāya vedhase tri-nābhāya tri-pṛṣṭhāya śipi-viṣṭāya viṣṇave

Translation

హే పృశ్నిగర్భా, హే వేదగర్భా, హే వేదసే (సృష్టికర్తా)—నీకు నమస్కారం. హే త్రినాభా, హే త్రిపృష్టా, హే శిపివిష్ట విష్ణువే—నీకు ప్రణామం।

Synonyms

• namaḥ: obeisance
• namaḥ: Sambandha/Discourse marker (सम्बन्ध/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indeclinable interjection (अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन)

• pṛśni-garbhāya: to the one in Pṛśni’s womb
• pṛśni-garbhāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛśni (प्रातिपदिक) + garbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: pṛśnyāḥ garbhaḥ (पृश्निगर्भः)

• veda-garbhāya: to the one who contains the Vedas
• veda-garbhāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + garbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: vedasya garbhaḥ / veda-garbhaḥ (वेदगर्भः)

• vedhase: to the creator/ordainer
• vedhase: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vedhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन)

• tri-nābhāya: to the three-naveled one
• tri-nābhāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + nābhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन); dvigu: tisro nābhayaḥ yasya / tri-nābhi (त्रिनाभ)

• tri-pṛṣṭhāya: to the three-backed one
• tri-pṛṣṭhāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + pṛṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन); dvigu: trīṇi pṛṣṭhāni yasya / tri-pṛṣṭha (त्रिपृष्ठ)

• śipi-viṣṭāya: to Śipiviṣṭa (an epithet of Viṣṇu)
• śipi-viṣṭāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śipi (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa (traditional epithet): śipau viṣṭaḥ / śipi-viṣṭa (शिपिविष्ट)

• viṣṇave: to Viṣṇu
• viṣṇave: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन)

Characters & Entities

• Aditi
• Vishnu
• Pṛśnigarbha
• Trivikrama (Vāmana)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about praying to Vishnu for protection and blessings?

This verse models bhakti through reverent stuti—Aditi addresses Viṣṇu by His divine names and cosmic attributes, expressing surrender to the Lord as the source of the Vedas and the all-pervading protector.

Why did Aditi offer these names like Trinabha, Triprishtha, and Shipivishta to Vishnu?

Aditi glorifies Viṣṇu’s transcendence and immanence: as Trivikrama He measures the worlds, and as śipiviṣṭa He pervades and enters all beings—invoking the Lord’s power to intervene in the Devas’ crisis.

Practical application of surrender (śaraṇāgati) from this shloka in modern life?

Remember the Divine through meaningful names and qualities, and cultivate trust that the Supreme both transcends the world and supports it from within—turning anxiety into prayerful dependence and steadiness.