Vamana Purana — Saptasarasvata Tirtha, Shloka 26

Harihara Revelation and the Tirtha-Glorification of Saptasarasvata in Kurukshetra

Devanagari script

प्रधूप्यागुरुणा भक्त्या निवेद्य परमैषधीः जप्त्वाष्टशतनामानं प्रणामं चक्रिरे ततः

Transliteration

pradhūpyāguruṇā bhaktyā nivedya paramaiṣadhīḥ japtvāṣṭaśatanāmānaṃ praṇāmaṃ cakrire tataḥ

Translation

随后，他们以虔敬之心以沉香（agaru）熏香祭处，奉献最上等的药草，诵念八百名号之赞颂，继而行顶礼叩拜。

Word by Word

• प्रधूप्य: having fumigated
• प्रधूप्य: पूर्वकाल (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-धूप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातु: धूप् (to fumigate) उपसर्ग: प्र-

• अगुरुणा: with agaru (aloeswood)
• अगुरुणा: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: हेतु/भाव (Manner/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• निवेद्य: having offered/presented
• निवेद्य: पूर्वकाल (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातु: विद् (to know) with causative sense in usage ‘to offer/present’ via निवेदयति; उपसर्ग: नि-

• परम-औषधीः: the supreme herbs/medicinal plants
• परम-औषधीः: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + औषधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘परमाः औषध्यः’

• जप्त्वा: having recited
• जप्त्वा: पूर्वकाल (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातु: जप् (to mutter/recite)

• अष्ट-शत-नामानम्: the (set of) eight-hundred names
• अष्ट-शत-नामानम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/संख्यापूर्वक समासः ‘अष्टशतं नामानि यस्य’ → ‘अष्टशतनाम’ (eight-hundred names)

• प्रणामम्: prostration/salutation
• प्रणामम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• चक्रिरे: they performed/did
• चक्रिरे: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/Parokṣa), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; धातु: कृ (to do/make)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: अधिकरण (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्यय-प्रकार: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speakers

• Narrator voice (Purāṇic narration) describing the Devas’ ritual actions toward Harīśvara (Hari + Īśvara).

Primary Deities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

Key Themes

• Ritual worship (pūjā) with incense and herbal offerings
• Nāma-japa (recitation of divine names)
• Shaiva–Vaishnava unity (Harīśvara)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is implied by ‘aṣṭaśata-nāmānaṃ’ (eight-hundred names) in this context?

It indicates a formal nāma-recitation tradition (nāma-stotra/nāma-japa) used as worship. Here it functions as a liturgical act directed to Harīśvara, emphasizing that the divine can be praised through an extensive catalogue of epithets.

Why are ‘paramaiṣadhīḥ’ (excellent herbs) offered in a stuti context?

In Purāṇic ritual idiom, fragrant and medicinal plants serve as auspicious, purifying offerings (upacāras). Their mention signals a complete pūjā sequence—incense, offerings, recitation, and prostration—rather than mere verbal praise.

Does this verse identify a specific tīrtha or pilgrimage site?

No. The verse is purely ritual-descriptive; any geographical anchoring must come from surrounding verses in Adhyāya 36.