Vamana Purana — Rules of Purity (Shauca), Shloka 22
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
Sinabi ng mga rishi: “O pinakamainam sa mga Rākṣasa, pakinggan mo ang ‘Suprabhāta’ na winika ni Hara (Śiva). Sa pagdinig, pag-alaala, at pagbigkas nito, napapalaya ang tao mula sa lahat ng kasalanan.”
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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.