Vamana Purana — Sarasvata Hymn to Vishnu, Shloka 61

The Sarasvata Hymn to Vishnu (Vishnu-Pañjara) and the Redemption of a Rakshasa

Devanagari script

सा प्रोवाच द्विजसुतं राक्षसग्रहणाकुलम् मा भैर्द्विजसुताहं त्वां मोक्षयिष्यामि संकटात्

Transliteration

sā provāca dvijasutaṃ rākṣasagrahaṇākulam mā bhairdvijasutāhaṃ tvāṃ mokṣayiṣyāmi saṃkaṭāt

Translation

["kālacakra", "dvādaśāra", "ṣaṇṇābhi", "trivyūha", "dviyuga", "puruṣottama", "bhavānīśa", "harihara"]

Speakers

• Sarasvatī to the dvijasuta (brahmin youth).

Primary Deities

• Sarasvatī

Key Themes

• Divine protection of devotees
• Tirtha as refuge (śaraṇya)
• Deliverance (mokṣa/mocana) from demonic affliction

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "karuna", "secondaryRasa": "vira", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }