Vamana Purana — Harihara Non-Duality, Shloka 35

Harihara Non-Duality and the Revelation of Sadasiva to the Ganas

Devanagari script

प्रियध्वमपि चैतेन यन्मच्चित्तास्तु नित्यशः एकरूपात्मकं देहं कुरुध्यं यत्नमास्थिताः

Transliteration

priyadhvamapi caitena yanmaccittāstu nityaśaḥ ekarūpātmakaṃ dehaṃ kurudhyaṃ yatnamāsthitāḥ

Translation

“ఇదొక్కటే నన్ను ప్రసన్నం చేస్తుంది— మీ మనస్సు నిత్యం నాలో లగ్నమై ఉండాలి. దృఢ ప్రయత్నంతో మీ దేహస్థితిని ఏకాగ్రంగా, ఏకరూపంగా (భక్తిలో ఏకీకృతంగా) చేయండి।”

Speakers

• Deity (speaker not named in the provided excerpt) addressing devotees/worshippers (plural imperative forms).

Key Themes

• Inner devotion over externalism
• One-pointedness (ekāgratā)
• Bhakti as mental orientation
• Discipline/effort in worship

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What does “eka-rūpātmakaṃ deham” mean in a devotional context?

It points to unification of the embodied person—body, speech, and mind—into a single devotional orientation, rather than being scattered among competing desires or ritual preoccupations.

Is this verse rejecting ritual worship?

Not necessarily. It prioritizes the inner condition (mind fixed on the deity) as the decisive factor for ‘pleasing’ the deity; ritual can remain supportive but is not sufficient by itself.

Why is ‘effort’ (yatna) emphasized if devotion is internal?

Because sustained one-pointedness is portrayed as a discipline: the mind naturally disperses, so deliberate practice is required to stabilize devotion.