Shloka 22
Rules of Purity (Shauca) — Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
ऋषय ऊचुः श्रूयतां राक्षसश्रेष्ठ सुप्रभातं हरोदितम् श्रुत्वा स्मृत्वा पठित्वा च सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ śrūyatāṃ rākṣasaśreṣṭha suprabhātaṃ haroditam śrutvā smṛtvā paṭhitvā ca sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
ఋషులు అన్నారు—ఓ రాక్షసశ్రేష్ఠా, హరుడు (శివుడు) పలికిన ‘సుప్రభాతం’ వినుము. దానిని విని, స్మరించి, పఠిస్తే సమస్త పాపాల నుండి విముక్తి కలుగుతుంది.
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FAQs
The verse teaches the purificatory power of śravaṇa–smaraṇa–pāṭha (hearing, recollection, recitation). Ethical emphasis is on disciplined remembrance of the divine teaching as a means of inner cleansing and right conduct.
Primarily ancillary dharma/ācāra material rather than the five core marks. It aligns most closely with Dharma/Upāsanā instruction that often accompanies Vaṃśānucarita or narrative sections, but is not itself sarga/pratisarga/vamśa content.
Attributing the hymn to Hara underscores the Vāmana Purāṇa’s non-sectarian texture: Śiva’s speech becomes a universal remedy, implying that auspiciousness (suprabhāta) is a cosmic order accessible through devotion beyond sectarian boundaries.