Purana Bulletin
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The “Purana Bulletin� is an academic journal published by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in India. The journal focuses on the study of Puranas, which are a genre of ancient Indian literature encompassing mythological stories, traditions, and philosophical teachings. The Puranas are an important part of Hindu scriptures in Sa...
Eulogy of Vamana by Prahlada
Eulogy of Vamana by Prahlada [aditigarbhasthasya bhagavato vamanasya prahladakrta stutih] / 113-114
aditigarbhasthasya bhagavato vamanasya prahladakrta stutih (vamanapuranam, Cr. Edn., sa. ma . 8. 21-27 ) yamaksaram vedavido vadanti ' visanti yam jnanavidhutapapah | yasmin pravista na punarbhavanti tam vasudevam pranamami devam || 21 || bhutanyasesani yato bhavanti yathormayastoyanidherajasram | layam ca yasmin pralaye prayanti tam vasudevam pranato'smyacintyam || 22 || na yasya rupam na balam prabhavo na ca pratapah paramasya pumsah | vijnayate ' sarvapitamahadyai- stam vasudevam pranamami nityam || 23 || rupasya caksurgrahane tvagesa ' sparsagrahitri rasana rasasya | 10 ghranam ca gandhagrahane niyuktam "na ghranacaksuhsravanadi tasya || 24 || * api ca 'matsyapuranam ( ma. pu .), anandasrama0, 245 . 22-28 1. ma. pu . viditva ; 2. ma. pu . yajjnana- ; 3. ma. pu . nityam (ga. gha. u. devam ). 4. ma. pu . balaprabhavauh 5. ma. pu . na yasya bhavah : 6. ma. pu . ma. pu . sarva- 7. ma. pu . pranamamyajasram . 8. ma. pu . tvagista (gha. ca. tvagesa ) 9. ma. pu . sparse grahitri | 10. ma. pu . srotram ca sabdagrahane naranam 11. ma. pu . ghranam ca gandhagrahane niyuktam .
114 puranam - PURANA [Vol. X, No. 2 "svayamprakasah paramarthato yah sarvesvaro veditavyah sa yuktya | sakyam tamidyamanagham ca devam yenaikadamstrena grahyam nato'ham harimisitaram || 25 || 13 samuddhrteyam dharacala dharayatiha sarvam | sete grasitva sakalam nagad ya- 13 stamidyamisam pranato'smi visnum || 26 || 3 hrtani tejamsi mahasuranam | amsavatirnena ca yena garbhe namami tam devamanantamisa- masesasamsarataroh kutharam || 27 || 12. ma. pu . srayam padah nasti . 13. imau slokau matsyapurane vyatyasena ittham vatrttete- yenaikadamstra samuddhrteyam dhara'calan dharayatiha sarvan | yasmisca sete sakalam jagacca tamisamadyam pranato'smi visnum || na ghranacaksuhsravanadibhiryah sarvesvaro veditumaksayatma | sakyastamidyam manasaiva devam grahyam nato'ham harimisitaram || -anandasvarupaguptah