Vamana Purana — Chapter 61
VamP 61.1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । द्वितीयं पापशमनं स्तवं वक्ष्यामि ते मुने । येन सम्यगधीतेन पापं नाशं तु गच्चति
pulastya uvāca / dvitīyaṃ pāpaśamanaṃ stavaṃ vakṣyāmi te mune / yena samyagadhītena pāpaṃ nāśaṃ tu gaccati
Pulastya said: I shall tell you a second hymn that quiets sin, O sage, by which, properly studied, sin goes to destruction.
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VamP 61.2
मत्स्यं नमस्ये देवेशं कूर्मं गोविन्दमेव च । हयशीर्षं नमस्ते ऽहं भवं विष्णुं त्रिविक्रमम्
matsyaṃ namasye deveśaṃ kūrmaṃ govindameva ca / hayaśīrṣaṃ namaste 'haṃ bhavaṃ viṣṇuṃ trivikramam
I bow to the Fish, the lord of gods, and to the Tortoise, and to Govinda; homage to you, Horse-head; (I bow to) Bhava, Viṣṇu, Trivikrama.
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VamP 61.3
नमस्ये माधवेशानौ हृषीकशकुमारिणौ । नारायणं नमस्ये ऽहं नमस्ये गरुडासनम्
namasye mādhaveśānau hṛṣīkaśakumāriṇau / nārāyaṇaṃ namasye 'haṃ namasye garuḍāsanam
I bow to Mādhava and Īśāna, to Hṛṣīkeśa and Kumārin; I bow to Nārāyaṇa, I bow to him whose seat is Garuḍa.
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VamP 61.4
ऊर्ध्वकेशं नृसिहं च रुपधारं कुरुध्वजम् । कामपालमखण्डं च नमस्ये ब्राह्मणप्रियम्
ūrdhvakeśaṃ nṛsihaṃ ca rupadhāraṃ kurudhvajam / kāmapālamakhaṇḍaṃ ca namasye brāhmaṇapriyam
(I bow to) him with hair standing up, to the Man-lion, to the bearer of forms, to him whose banner is Kuru; and I bow to Kāmapāla, to the Undivided, to the friend of Brahmins.
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VamP 61.5
अजितं विश्वकर्माणं पुण्डरीकं द्विजप्रियम् । हंसं शंभुं नमस्ये च ब्रह्माणं सप्रजापतिम्
ajitaṃ viśvakarmāṇaṃ puṇḍarīkaṃ dvijapriyam / haṃsaṃ śaṃbhuṃ namasye ca brahmāṇaṃ saprajāpatim
(I bow to) the Unconquered, to Viśvakarman, to Puṇḍarīka, to the friend of the twice-born; and I bow to the Goose, to Śambhu, and to Brahmā together with Prajāpati.
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VamP 61.6
नमस्ये शूलबाहुं च देवं चक्रधरं तथा । शिवं विष्णुं सुवर्णाक्षं गोपतिं पीतवाससम्
namasye śūlabāhuṃ ca devaṃ cakradharaṃ tathā / śivaṃ viṣṇuṃ suvarṇākṣaṃ gopatiṃ pītavāsasam
And I bow to him with the trident in his arm, and likewise to the god who bears the discus, to Śiva, to Viṣṇu, to the golden-eyed, to the lord of cattle, to him clad in yellow.
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VamP 61.7
नमस्ये च गदापाणिं नमस्ये च कुशोशयम् । अर्धनारीश्वरं देवं नमस्ये पापनाशनम्
namasye ca gadāpāṇiṃ namasye ca kuśośayam / ardhanārīśvaraṃ devaṃ namasye pāpanāśanam
And I bow to him with the mace in his hand, and I bow to him who lies on kuśa grass; I bow to the god who is half woman, the destroyer of sin.
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VamP 61.8
गोपालं च सैवकुण्ठं नमस्ये चापराजितम् । नमस्ये विश्वरूपं च सौगन्धिं सर्वदाशिवम्
gopālaṃ ca saivakuṇṭhaṃ namasye cāparājitam / namasye viśvarūpaṃ ca saugandhiṃ sarvadāśivam
And I bow to the Cowherd, and to Vaikuṇṭha, and to the Unvanquished; and I bow to him of universal form, to the Fragrant, to him who is ever benign.
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VamP 61.9
पाञ्चालिकं हयग्रीवं स्वयम्भुवममरेश्वरम् । नमस्ये पुष्कराक्षं च पयोगन्धिं च केशवम्
pāñcālikaṃ hayagrīvaṃ svayambhuvamamareśvaram / namasye puṣkarākṣaṃ ca payogandhiṃ ca keśavam
(I bow to) the Pāñcālika, to Hayagrīva, to the Self-existent, to the lord of the immortals; and I bow to the lotus-eyed, to him who smells of milk, and to Keśava.
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VamP 61.10
अविमुक्तं च लोलं च ज्येष्ठेयं मध्यमं तथा । उपशान्तं तमस्ये ऽहं मार्कण्डेयं सजम्बुकम्
avimuktaṃ ca lolaṃ ca jyeṣṭheyaṃ madhyamaṃ tathā / upaśāntaṃ tamasye 'haṃ mārkaṇḍeyaṃ sajambukam
And (to) Avimukta and Lola, and Jyeṣṭheya and likewise Madhyama, I bow to Upaśānta, and to Mārkaṇḍeya together with Jambuka.
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VamP 61.11
नमस्ये पद्मकिरणं नमस्ये वडवामुखम् । कार्त्तिकेयं नमस्ये ऽहं बाह्लीकं शिखिनं तथा
namasye padmakiraṇaṃ namasye vaḍavāmukham / kārttikeyaṃ namasye 'haṃ bāhlīkaṃ śikhinaṃ tathā
I bow to him of lotus-rays, I bow to him whose mouth is a mare's; I bow to Kārttikeya, and likewise to Bāhlīka and to Śikhin.
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VamP 61.12
नमस्ये स्थाणुमनघं नमस्ये वनमालिनम् । नमस्ये लाङ्गलीशं च नमस्ये ऽहं श्रियः पतिम्
namasye sthāṇumanaghaṃ namasye vanamālinam / namasye lāṅgalīśaṃ ca namasye 'haṃ śriyaḥ patim
I bow to Sthāṇu the faultless, I bow to him wearing the forest garland; and I bow to the lord with the plough, and I bow to the husband of Śrī.
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VamP 61.13
नमस्ये च त्रिनयनं नमस्ये हव्यवाहनम् । नमस्ये च त्रिसौवर्णं नमस्ये शशिभूषणम्
namasye ca trinayanaṃ namasye havyavāhanam / namasye ca trisauvarṇaṃ namasye śaśibhūṣaṇam
And I bow to the three-eyed, I bow to the bearer of oblations; and I bow to the thrice-golden, I bow to him adorned with the moon.
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VamP 61.14
त्रिणाचिकेतं ब्रह्मेशं नमस्ये शशिभूषणम् । कपर्दिनं नमस्ये च सर्वामयविनाशनम्
triṇāciketaṃ brahmeśaṃ namasye śaśibhūṣaṇam / kapardinaṃ namasye ca sarvāmayavināśanam
(I bow to) him of the three Nāciketa fires, to the lord Brahmā; I bow to him adorned with the moon; and I bow to the matted-haired one, the destroyer of every disease.
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VamP 61.15
नमस्ये शशिनं सूर्यं ध्रुवं रौद्रं महौजसम् । पद्मनाभं हिरण्याक्षं नमस्ये स्कन्दमव्ययम्
namasye śaśinaṃ sūryaṃ dhruvaṃ raudraṃ mahaujasam / padmanābhaṃ hiraṇyākṣaṃ namasye skandamavyayam
I bow to the Moon, to the Sun, to Dhruva, to the fierce one of great might; I bow to the lotus-naveled, to the golden-eyed, to Skanda the imperishable.
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VamP 61.16
नमस्ये भीमहंसौ च नमस्ये हाटकेश्वरम् । सदा हंसं नमस्ये च नमस्ये प्रामतर्पणम्
namasye bhīmahaṃsau ca namasye hāṭakeśvaram / sadā haṃsaṃ namasye ca namasye prāmatarpaṇam
And I bow to Bhīma and Haṃsa, I bow to Hāṭakeśvara; and I always bow to the Goose, and I bow to him who gratifies (?) the departed.
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VamP 61.17
नमस्ये रुक्मकवचं महायोगिनमीश्वरम् । नमस्ये श्रीनिवासं च नमस्ये पुरुषोत्तमम्
namasye rukmakavacaṃ mahāyoginamīśvaram / namasye śrīnivāsaṃ ca namasye puruṣottamam
I bow to him with the golden armor, to the great yogin, the lord; and I bow to the abode of Śrī, and I bow to the highest Person.
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VamP 61.18
नमस्ये च चतुर्बाहुं नमस्ये वसुधाधिपम् । वनस्पतिं पशुपतिं नमस्ये प्रभुमव्ययाम्
namasye ca caturbāhuṃ namasye vasudhādhipam / vanaspatiṃ paśupatiṃ namasye prabhumavyayām
And I bow to the four-armed, I bow to the lord of the earth; I bow to Vanaspati, to Paśupati, to the imperishable master.
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VamP 61.19
श्रीकण्ठं वासुदेवं नीलकण्ठं सदण्डिनम् । नमस्ये सर्वमनघं गौरीशं नकुलीस्वरम्
śrīkaṇṭhaṃ vāsudevaṃ nīlakaṇṭhaṃ sadaṇḍinam / namasye sarvamanaghaṃ gaurīśaṃ nakulīsvaram
Śrīkaṇṭha, Vāsudeva, Nīlakaṇṭha, the staff-bearer — I bow to (him who is) all, the sinless one, Gaurī's lord, the lord of Nakulī.
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VamP 61.20
मनोहरं कृष्णकेशं नमस्ये चक्रपाणिनम् । यशोधरं महाबाहुं नमस्ये च कुशप्रियम्
manoharaṃ kṛṣṇakeśaṃ namasye cakrapāṇinam / yaśodharaṃ mahābāhuṃ namasye ca kuśapriyam
I bow to the enchanting one, the black-haired one, the bearer of the discus; and I bow to the upholder of glory, the mighty-armed one, to whom kuśa grass is dear.
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VamP 61.21
भूधरं छादितगदं सुनेत्रं शूलशङ्खिनम् । भद्राक्षं वीरभद्रं च नमस्ये शङ्कुकर्णिकम्
bhūdharaṃ chāditagadaṃ sunetraṃ śūlaśaṅkhinam / bhadrākṣaṃ vīrabhadraṃ ca namasye śaṅkukarṇikam
The bearer of the earth, the one whose club is concealed, the fair-eyed one, the bearer of trident and conch, the auspicious-eyed one, and Vīrabhadra — I bow to the one with pointed ears.
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VamP 61.22
वषध्वजं महेशं च विश्वामित्रं शशिप्रभम् । उपेन्द्र चैव गोविन्दं नमस्ते पङ्कजप्रियम्
vaṣadhvajaṃ maheśaṃ ca viśvāmitraṃ śaśiprabham / upendra caiva govindaṃ namaste paṅkajapriyam
The bull-bannered one, Maheśa, Viśvāmitra, the moon-bright one, and Upendra, Govinda — homage to you, to whom the lotus is dear.
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VamP 61.23
सहस्रशिर्सं देवं नमस्ये कुन्दमालिनम् । कालाग्निं रुद्रदेवेशं नमस्ये कृत्तिवाससम्
sahasraśirsaṃ devaṃ namasye kundamālinam / kālāgniṃ rudradeveśaṃ namasye kṛttivāsasam
I bow to the thousand-headed god, the one garlanded with jasmine; I bow to Kālāgni, the lord of gods Rudra, the one clothed in a hide.
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VamP 61.24
नमस्ये छागलेशं च नमस्ये पङ्कजासनम् । सहस्राक्षं कोकनदं नमस्ये हरिशङ्करम्
namasye chāgaleśaṃ ca namasye paṅkajāsanam / sahasrākṣaṃ kokanadaṃ namasye hariśaṅkaram
And I bow to Chāgaleśa, and I bow to the one seated on the lotus; to the thousand-eyed one, to Kokanada, I bow — to Hari-Śaṅkara.
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VamP 61.25
अगस्तयं गरुडं विष्णुं कपिलं ब्रह्मवाङ्मयम् । सनातनं च ब्रह्माणं नमस्ये ब्रह्मतत्परम्
agastayaṃ garuḍaṃ viṣṇuṃ kapilaṃ brahmavāṅmayam / sanātanaṃ ca brahmāṇaṃ namasye brahmatatparam
To Agastya, Garuḍa, Viṣṇu, Kapila, him who consists of the speech of the Veda, and to the eternal Brahmā — I bow to him who is wholly devoted to brahman.
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VamP 61.26
अप्रतर्क्यं चतुर्बाहुं सहस्रांशुं तपोमयम् । नमस्ये धर्मराजानं देवं गरुडवाहनम्
apratarkyaṃ caturbāhuṃ sahasrāṃśuṃ tapomayam / namasye dharmarājānaṃ devaṃ garuḍavāhanam
The one beyond reasoning, the four-armed, the thousand-rayed, made of ascetic heat — I bow to the king of dharma, the god whose vehicle is Garuḍa.
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VamP 61.27
सर्वबूतगतं शान्तं निर्मलं सर्वलक्षणम् । महायोगिनमव्यक्तं नमस्ये पापनाशनम्
sarvabūtagataṃ śāntaṃ nirmalaṃ sarvalakṣaṇam / mahāyoginamavyaktaṃ namasye pāpanāśanam
Present in all beings, tranquil, spotless, possessing all (auspicious) marks, the great yogin, the unmanifest — I bow to the destroyer of sin.
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VamP 61.28
निरञ्जनं निराकारं निर्गुणं निर्मलं पदम् । नमस्ये पापहन्तारं शरण्यं शरणं व्रजे
nirañjanaṃ nirākāraṃ nirguṇaṃ nirmalaṃ padam / namasye pāpahantāraṃ śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇaṃ vraje
The unstained, the formless, the quality-less, the pure state — I bow to the slayer of sin; I go for refuge to him who is the giver of refuge.
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VamP 61.29
एतत् पवित्रं परमं पुराणं प्रोक्तं त्वगस्तयेन महर्षिणा च । ध्न्यं यशस्यं बहुपापनाशनं संकर्तनात् स्मारणात् संश्रवाच्च
etat pavitraṃ paramaṃ purāṇaṃ proktaṃ tvagastayena maharṣiṇā ca / dhnyaṃ yaśasyaṃ bahupāpanāśanaṃ saṃkartanāt smāraṇāt saṃśravācca
This holy, supreme, ancient (hymn) was spoken by the great seer Agastya — bestowing wealth, bringing fame, destroying many sins, by its recitation, by remembering it, and by hearing it.
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