Vamana Purana — Merit of Shravana Dvadashi, Shloka 6

The Merit of Śravaṇa-Dvādaśī and the Liberation of a Preta through Gayā Piṇḍa-Rites

Devanagari script

तस्यां स्नात्वा महानद्यां संपूज्य च जगत्पतिम् समुपोष्य शुचिर्भूत्वा दत्वा विप्रेषु दक्षिणाम्

Transliteration

tasyāṃ snātvā mahānadyāṃ saṃpūjya ca jagatpatim samupoṣya śucirbhūtvā datvā vipreṣu dakṣiṇām

Translation

Having bathed in that great river, and having worshipped the Lord of the world, he observed a fast; becoming purified, he then gave dakṣiṇā (honoraria/gifts) to the brāhmaṇas.

Speakers

• Narrator describing the completion of the Kauśikī rite-sequence.

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Jagatpati)

Key Themes

• Ritual sequence at a river-tīrtha (snāna → pūjā → upavāsa)
• Dana/Dakṣiṇā to brāhmaṇas as completion of merit
• Purity (śuci) as outcome of disciplined pilgrimage
• Vaishnava devotion embedded in tirtha practice

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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