Vamana Purana — Merit of the Vamana Purana, Shloka 3

The Merit of Hearing and Reciting the Vamana Purana (Phalaśruti)

Devanagari script

न तस्य रोगा जायन्ते न विषं चाभिचारिकम् शरीरे च कुले ब्रह्मन् यः श्रुणोति च वामनम्

Transliteration

na tasya rogā jāyante na viṣaṃ cābhicārikam śarīre ca kule brahman yaḥ śruṇoti ca vāmanam

Translation

For the one who hears the Vāmana (Purāṇa), O Brāhmaṇa, no diseases arise for him—nor (does) poison or sorcery take effect—either in his body or in his lineage.

Speakers

• Pulastya to Nārada

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Vāmana)

Key Themes

• Apotropaic power of scripture (protection)
• Phalaśruti benefits
• Health and well-being
• Protection from poison and sorcery
• Merit extending to lineage

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

How should ‘na viṣaṃ cābhicārikam’ be understood—literal or symbolic?

Purāṇic phalaśrutis often speak literally in the idiom of protective religion (poison, hostile rites), while also implying broader harm-prevention: the listener is safeguarded from externally inflicted dangers and karmically rooted afflictions.

What does it mean that benefits extend to ‘kula’ (lineage)?

It reflects the Purāṇic idea of shared merit and protective auspiciousness: a person’s dharmic acts (including śravaṇa) generate welfare that stabilizes and protects the family line, socially and karmically.

Is ‘vāmanam’ here the avatāra or the text?

Grammatically and contextually it points to hearing the Vāmana Purāṇa; the efficacy is attributed to the sacred text, while the underlying power is that of Viṣṇu/Vāmana whose glory the text embodies.