Vamana Purana — Nakshatra-Purusha Vrata, Shloka 26

The Nakshatra-Purusha Vrata: Worship of Vishnu’s Body as the Constellations

Devanagari script

तस्य श्रुत्वा स वृत्तान्तं तस्य दुःखेन दुःखितः वमिक्पुत्रं ततः प्राह प्रेतपालः स्वबन्धुवत्

Transliteration

tasya śrutvā sa vṛttāntaṃ tasya duḥkhena duḥkhitaḥ vamikputraṃ tataḥ prāha pretapālaḥ svabandhuvat

Translation

Having heard that account, Pretapāla—pained by his (the other’s) sorrow—then spoke to Vamikputra as though he were his own kinsman.

Speakers

• Narrator reports: Pretapāla speaks to Vamikputra (direct address begins next verse).