Vamana Purana — Merit of Shravana Dvadashi, Shloka 30

The Merit of Śravaṇa-Dvādaśī and the Liberation of a Preta through Gayā Piṇḍa-Rites

Devanagari script

दैत्यानां वचनं श्रुत्वा धुनधुर्दैत्यपुरोहितम् पप्रच्छ शुक्रं किं कर्म कृत्वा ब्रह्मसदोगतिः

Transliteration

daityānāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā dhunadhurdaityapurohitam papraccha śukraṃ kiṃ karma kṛtvā brahmasadogatiḥ

Translation

దైత్యుల మాటలు విని ధుంధు దైత్యపురోహితుడైన శుక్రుని అడిగాడు— “ఏ కర్మ చేసినవాడు బ్రహ్మసభ (బ్రహ్మసదన) ప్రాప్తిని పొందుతాడు?”

Speakers

• Dhundhu questioning Śukra (Daitya-purohita).

Primary Deities

• Brahma
• Shukra (Ushanas)

Key Themes

• Merit leading to higher worlds (gati)
• Ritual causality and soteriology
• Guru as revealer of dharma/karma

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is ‘brahma-sadas’ in Purāṇic idiom?

‘Brahma-sadas’ denotes Brahmā’s assembly/court—an exalted cosmological locus associated with Brahmaloka or proximity to Brahmā. The question asks which meritorious observance (karma) grants such an elevated post-mortem or spiritual attainment (gati).

Why is the question framed as ‘kṛtvā’ (having done) rather than ‘jñātvā’ (having known)?

The diction emphasizes a performative path: attainment is linked to enacted merit—ritual, vow, charity, pilgrimage-service, or similar dharmic performance—rather than purely cognitive realization. The subsequent narrative typically specifies the exact observance.

Is this passage part of tīrtha-māhātmya geography, or a doctrinal interlude?

As given, it is a doctrinal interlude within a broader narrative frame: it asks about the karmic means to a cosmological destination. No terrestrial geography is named in these three verses, though the chapter may connect such attainments to specific tīrthas elsewhere.