Aditi’s Payo-vrata and Viṣṇu’s Promise to Appear as Her Son
Prelude to Vāmana
विश्वाय विश्वभवनस्थितिसंयमाय स्वैरं गृहीतपुरुशक्तिगुणाय भूम्ने । स्वस्थाय शश्वदुपबृंहितपूर्णबोध- व्यापादितात्मतमसे हरये नमस्ते ॥ ९ ॥
viśvāya viśva-bhavana-sthiti-saṁyamāya svairaṁ gṛhīta-puru-śakti-guṇāya bhūmne sva-sthāya śaśvad-upabṛṁhita-pūrṇa-bodha- vyāpāditātma-tamase haraye namas te
我主啊,你是遍满一切的宇宙之形;你自在地创造、维持并调御—融摄此宇宙。虽运用你的能量于物质诸性,你仍恒住本来之位;你圆满不失的觉知常住,摧破灵魂之暗。噢,诃利,我向你顶礼。
In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta ( Ādi 2.117) it is said:
This verse praises Hari as the regulator of the universe’s creation, maintenance, and dissolution, showing that cosmic functions operate under His supreme control.
Aditi seeks the Lord’s shelter and intervention for the welfare of the devas; her prayers glorify Viṣṇu’s supremacy and His power to remove inner and outer darkness.
Regular remembrance and worship of Hari—through prayer, chanting, and study—cultivates clear understanding and reduces ignorance-driven habits like fear, anger, and confusion.