Vamana Purana — Skanda Slays Taraka & Mahisha, Shloka 25

Skanda’s Svastyayana and the Slaying of Taraka and Mahisha

Devanagari script

वाराहो ऽम्बुनिधौ पातु दुर्गे पातु नृकेसरी सामवेदध्वनिः श्रीमान् सर्वलतः पातु माधवः

Transliteration

vārāho 'mbunidhau pātu durge pātu nṛkesarī sāmavedadhvaniḥ śrīmān sarvalataḥ pātu mādhavaḥ

Translation

愿野猪化身瓦拉哈（Varāha）在大海中护佑我；愿人狮化身那罗辛哈（Narasiṃha）在危难中护佑我；愿吉祥的摩达婆（Mādhava）——回响着《娑摩吠陀》之音——从四方护佑我。

Speakers

• Implied liturgical voice within the svastyayana/kavaca section (narrated in the frame by Pulastya to Nārada)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Varaha)
• Vishnu (Narasimha)
• Vishnu (Madhava)

Key Themes

• Protective stuti (kavaca)
• Vedic sound as auspicious power (Sāmaveda-dhvani)
• Vaishnava avatāra theology
• Directional/locative protection

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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