श्रीवत्सवक्षः श्रीकांत पीतांबर मुरांतक । कैटभारे बलिध्वंसिन्कंसारे केशिसूदन
śrīvatsavakṣaḥ śrīkāṃta pītāṃbara murāṃtaka | kaiṭabhāre balidhvaṃsinkaṃsāre keśisūdana
噢,胸怀吉祥的Śrīvatsa之印、为Śrī(拉克什米)所钟爱、披黄衣者;诛灭穆罗者、摧毁凯塔婆者、粉碎婆利傲慢者、迦ṃ萨之敌、诛杀凯辛者!
Narrator (Skanda, deduced); the litany is voiced by Vaiṣṇava devotees
Tirtha: Ādikeśava/Vaiṣṇava praise-cycle in Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: Chanting devotees vividly invoke Viṣṇu’s marks—Śrīvatsa on the chest, pītāmbara, Lakṣmī’s presence—while also recalling his victories over demons; the atmosphere is triumphant yet auspicious.
The Lord is praised as both beautiful (Lakṣmī’s beloved) and protective (destroyer of evil), uniting grace and guardianship.
The praise occurs within Kāśī’s sacred itinerary, reflecting the Vaiṣṇava dimension of Kāśī-kṣetra.
Devotional recitation of Viṣṇu’s epithets as a form of worship (stuti/nāma-japa).