Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 46
The Bestowal of Boons upon Aṅga
व्यासाय वासवायैव वसुरूपाय ते नमः । वासुदेवाय विश्वाय वह्निरूपाय ते नमः । हरये केवलायैव वामनाय नमोनमः
vyāsāya vāsavāyaiva vasurūpāya te namaḥ | vāsudevāya viśvāya vahnirūpāya te namaḥ | haraye kevalāyaiva vāmanāya namonamaḥ
ویاس کی صورت میں آپ کو سلام؛ واسَو کی صورت میں آپ کو سلام؛ وُسُوؤں کے روپ میں آپ کو سلام۔ واسودیو، کُل کائنات کے روپ، اور آگنی کے روپ میں آپ کو سلام۔ ہریِ یکتا، وامن کو بار بار سلام۔
Unspecified (a devotional eulogy/stotra-style verse within the narrative)
Concept: Hari alone is the one reality appearing as sages, gods, elemental powers, and avatāras; devotion matures by recognizing unity behind multiplicity.
Application: See teachers, governing powers, and natural forces as occasions to remember Vāsudeva; cultivate humility like Vāmana—power expressed through dharma rather than ego.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A grand, multi-panel cosmic tableau: Viṣṇu at the center as Vāsudeva-Viśva, while around Him appear emanations—Vyāsa with palm-leaf manuscripts, Vāsava (Indra) with vajra, the eight Vasus as radiant guardians, Agni as a living flame-body, and Vāmana with umbrella and water-pot poised for the three steps. The composition conveys that all these forms are threads of one sapphire-blue divinity.","primary_figures":["Vāsudeva (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)","Vyāsa","Vāsava (Indra)","the Vasus (as a collective)","Agni","Vāmana"],"setting":"Celestial mandala-space blending hermitage, heaven, and sacrificial fire into one unified vision.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sapphire blue","molten gold","vermillion","emerald green","ivory white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central Vāsudeva seated on a lotus throne with heavy gold leaf halo; surrounding medallions show Vyāsa writing, Indra with vajra, Vasus as jeweled attendants, Agni as embossed gold-red flames, and Vāmana with umbrella and kamaṇḍalu; rich reds/greens, gem-like ornamentation, symmetrical iconographic clarity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: elegant circular mandala composition with soft gradients; Vyāsa in a quiet ashram vignette, Indra in a pale sky court, Vāmana in a pastoral scene; all connected by a subtle blue aura thread returning to Vāsudeva; delicate brushwork and refined faces.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and flat color fields; central Viṣṇu with large eyes; surrounding registers depict Vyāsa, Indra, Vasus, Agni, Vāmana; strong reds/yellows/greens with black contouring, temple-wall grandeur.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Krishna/Vāsudeva central, surrounded by lotus medallions of divine forms; intricate floral borders, peacocks and cows subtly integrated to echo Govinda mood, deep blue background with gold highlights, ornate Nathdwara-inspired symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","temple drums (mridanga) soft","bells in crescendo","fire crackle motif","choral response on 'namo namaḥ'"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: vāsavāyaiva → vāsavāya + eva; namonamaḥ → namaḥ + namaḥ (visarga sandhi: aḥ + n → o n).
FAQs
The verse uses a Purāṇic devotional style where one Supreme (here Hari/Vāsudeva) is praised as manifesting through many divine roles and cosmic principles (e.g., Indra, Agni, the Vasus), emphasizing unity behind diverse forms.
“Kevala” underscores exclusivity and ultimacy: Hari is presented as the independent, complete reality, with other powers understood as His manifestations or functions.
Vāmana evokes Viṣṇu’s avatāra theology—God’s approachable, incarnate form—linking cosmic universality (viśva, vahni) with a concrete avatāra remembered in Vaiṣṇava devotion.