Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 4
Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative
महेश्वरस्य हृदये धत्तूरविटपः शुभः संजातः स च शर्वस्य पतिकृत् तस्य नित्यशः
maheśvarasya hṛdaye dhattūraviṭapaḥ śubhaḥ saṃjātaḥ sa ca śarvasya patikṛt tasya nityaśaḥ
مہیشور کے دل میں دھتّورے کی ایک مبارک شاخ پیدا ہوئی؛ اور وہ شَروَ کے لیے ہمیشہ محبوب (نہایت پسندیدہ) بن گئی۔
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FAQs
Devotion is expressed not only through abstract praise but also through concrete, sanctified offerings; the verse sacralizes a specific plant by rooting it in Śiva’s own being (hṛdaya), implying that properly offered natural substances can become vehicles of reverence.
This functions as a kind of sarga-type motif (origin account) at a micro-level: the ‘coming-into-being’ (saṃjātaḥ) of an auspicious entity associated with a deity. It is not vamśa/vamśānucarita; it is closer to cosmological/etiological listing typical of sarga-style passages.
The dhattūra’s emergence from Śiva’s heart signals intimate divine ownership and suitability for Śaiva worship. ‘Heart’ indicates essence/inner nature; the plant becomes a marker of Śiva’s presence and a ritual bridge between devotee and deity.