Vāmanapurāṇa, Saromāhātmya · Chapter 8

iti śrīvāmanapurāṇe saromāhātmye sapmo 'dhyāyaḥ
lomaharṣaṇa uvāca /
nisteso 'surān dṛṣṭavā samastānasureśvaraḥ /
prahlādamatha papraccha balirātmapitāmaham

baliruvāca
tāta nistejaso daityā nirdagdhā iva vahninā /
kimete sahasaivādya brahmadaṇḍahatā iva

duriṣṭaṃ kiṃ tu daityānāṃ ki kṛtyā vidhinirmitā /
nāśāyaiṣāṃ samudbhutā yena nistejaso 'surāḥ

lomaharṣaṇa uvāca
ityasuravarastena pṛṣṭaḥ pautreṇa brāhmaṇāḥ /
ciraṃ dhyātvā jagādedamasuraṃ taṃ tadā balim

prahlāda uvāca
calanti girayo bhīmirjahāti sahasā dhatim /
sadyaḥ samudrāḥ kṣubhitā daityā nistejasaḥ kṛtāḥ

sūryodaye yathā pūrvaṃ tathā gacchanti na grahāḥ /
devānāṃ ca parā lakṣmīḥ karaṇenānumīyate

mahadetanmahābāho kāraṇaṃ dānaveśvara /
na hyalpamiti mantavyaṃ tvayā kāryaṃ kathañcana

lomaharṣaṇa uvāca
ityuktvā dānavapatiṃ prahlādaḥ so 'surottamaḥ /
atyarthabhakto deveśaṃ jagāma manasā harim

sa dhyānapathagaṃ kṛtvā prahlādaśca mano 'suraḥ /
vicārayāmāsa tato yathā devo janārdanaḥ

sa dadarśodare 'dityāḥ prahlādo vāmanākṛtim /
tadantaśca vasūn rudrānaśvinau sarutāstathā

sādhyān viśve tathādityān gandharvoragarākṣasān /
virocanaṃ ca tanayaṃ baliṃ cāsuranāyakam

jambhaṃ kujambhaṃ narakaṃ bāṇamanyāṃstathāsurān /
ātmānamurvīṃ gaganaṃ vāyuṃ vāri hutāśanam

samudrādrisariddvīpān sarāṃsi ca paśūn mahīm /
vayomanuṣyānakhilāṃstathaiva ca sarīsṛpān

samastalokasraṣṭāraṃ brahmaṇaṃ bhavameva ca /
grahanakṣatratārāśca dakṣādyāṃśca prajāpatīn

saṃpaśyan vismayāviṣṭaḥ prakṛtisthaḥ kṣaṇāt punaḥ /
prahlādaḥ prāha daityendraṃ baliṃ vairociniṃ tataḥ

tatsaṃjñātaṃ mayā sarvaṃ yadarthaṃ bhavatāmiyam /
tejaso hānirutpannā śṛṇvantu tadaśeṣataḥ

devadevo jagadyonirayonirjagadādijaḥ /
anādirādirviśvasya vareṇyo varado hariḥ

parāvarāṇāṃ paramaḥ parāparasatāṃ gatiḥ /
prabhuḥ pramāṇaṃ mānānāṃ saptalokagurorguruḥ /
sthitiṃ kartu jagannāthaḥ so 'cintyo garbhatāṃ gataḥ

prabhuḥ prabhūṇāṃ paramaḥ parāṇāmanādimadhyo bhagavānanantaḥ /
trailokyamaṃśena sanāthamekaḥ kartu mahātmāditijo 'vatīrmaḥ

na yasya rudro na ca padmayonirnendro na sūryendumarīcimiśrāḥ /
jānanti daityādhipa yatsvarūpaṃ sa vāsudevaḥ kalayāvatīrṇaḥ

yamakṣaraṃ vedavido vadanti viśanti yaṃ jñānavidhūtapāpāḥ /
yasmin praviṣṭā na purarbhavanti taṃ vāsudevaṃ praṇamāmi devam

bhṛtānyaśeṣāṇi yato bhavanti yathormayastoyandherajasram /
layaṃ ca yasmin pralaye prayānti taṃ vāsudevaṃ praṇato 'smyacintyam

na yasya rūpaṃ na balaṃ prabhāvo na ca pratāpaḥ paramasya puṃsaḥ /
vijñāyate sarvapitāmahādyaistaṃ vāsudevaṃ praṇamāmi nityam

rūpasya cakṣurgrahaṇe tvageṣā sparśagrahitrī rasanā rasasya /
ghrāṇaṃ ca gandhagrahaṇe niyuktaṃ na ghrāṇacakṣuḥ śravaṇādi tasya

svayaṃprakāśaḥ paramārthato yaḥ sarveśvaro veditavyaḥ sa yuktyā /
śakyaṃ tamīḍyamanaghaṃ ca devaṃ grāhyaṃ nato 'haṃ harimīśitāram

yenaikadaṃṣṭreṇa samuddhṛteyaṃ dharācalā dhārayatīha sarvam /
śete grasitvā sakalaṃ jagad yastamīḍyamīśaṃ praṇato 'smi viṣṇum

aṃśāvatīrṇena ca yena garbhe hṛtāni tejāṃsi mahāsurāṇām /
namāmi taṃ devamanantamīśamaśeṣasaṃsārataroḥ kuṭhāram

devo jagadyonirayaṃ mahātmā sa ṣoḍśāṃśena mahāsurendrāḥ /
surendramāturjaṭharaṃ praviṣṭo hṛtāni vastena balaṃ vapūṃṣi

baliruvāca
tāta ko 'yaṃ harirnāma yato no bhayamāgatam /
santi me śataśo daityā vāsudevabalādhikāḥ

vipracittiḥ śibiḥ śaṅkurayaḥ śaṅkustathaiva ca /
hayaśirā aśvaśirā bhaṅgakāro mahāhanuḥ

pratāpī praghaśaḥ śaṃbhuḥ kukkurākṣaśca durjayaḥ /
ete cānye ca me santi daiteyā dānavāstathā

mahābalā mahāvīryā bhūbhāradharaṇakṣamāḥ /
eṣāmekaikaśaḥ kṛṣṇo na vīryārddhena saṃmitaḥ

lomaharṣama uvāca
pautrasyaitad vacaḥ śrutvā prahlādo daityasattamaḥ /
sakrodhaśca baliṃ prāha vaikuṇṭhākṣepavādinam

vināśamupayāsyanti daityā ye cāpi dānavāḥ /
yeṣāṃ tvamīdṛśo rājā durbuddhiravivekavān

devadevaṃ mahābhāgaṃ vāsudevamajaṃ vibhum /
tvāmṛte pāpasaṅkalpa ko 'nya evaṃ vadiṣyati

ya ete bhavatā proktāḥ samastā daityadānavāḥ /
sabrahmakāstathā devāḥ sthāvarāntā vibhūtayaḥ

tvaṃ cāhaṃ ca jagaccedaṃ sādridrumanadīvanam /
sasamudradvīpaloko 'yaṃ yaścedaṃ sacarācaram

yasyābhivādyavandyasya vyāpinaḥ paramātmanaḥ /
ekāṃśāṃśakalājanma kastamevaṃ pravakṣyati

ṛte vināśābimukhaṃ tvāmekamavivekinam /
durbuddhimajitātmānaṃ vṛddhānaṃ śāsanātigam

śocyo 'haṃ yasya me gehe jātastava pitādhamaḥ /
yasya tvamīdṛśaḥ putro devadevāvamānakaḥ

tiṣṭhatvanekasaṃsārasaṃghātaughavināśini /
kṛṣṇe bhaktirahaṃ tāvadavekṣyo bhavatā na kim

na me priyataraḥ kṛṣṇādapi deho 'yamātmanaḥ /
iti jānātyayaṃ loko bhavāṃśca ditinandana

jānannapi priyataraṃ prāṇebhyo 'pi hariṃ mama /
nindāṃ karoṣi tasya tvamakurvan gauravaṃ mama

virocanastava gururgurustayāpyahaṃ bale /
mamāpi sarvajagatāṃ gururnārāyaṇo hariḥ

nindāṃ karoṣi tasmistvaṃ kṛṣṇe gurugurorgurau /
yasmāt tasmādihaiva tvam aiśvaryād bhrāṃśameṣyasi

sa devo jagatāṃ nātho bale prabhurjanārdanaḥ /
nanvahaṃ pratyavekṣyaste bhaktimānatra me guruḥ

etāvanmātramapyatra nindatā jagato gurum /
nāpekṣitastvayā yasmāt tasmācchāpaṃ dadāmi te

yathā me śirasaśchedādidaṃ gurutaraṃ bale /
tvayoktamacyutākṣepaṃ rājyabhraṣṭastathā pata

yathā na kṛṣṇādaparaḥ paritrāṇaṃ bhavārṇave /
tathācireṇa paśyeyaṃ bhavantaṃ rājyavicyutam