Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 13

Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative

Devanagari script

घृतं तिला ब्रीहियवा हिरण्यकन्कादि यत् मणिमुक्ताप्रवालानि वस्त्राणि विविधानि च

Transliteration

ghṛtaṃ tilā brīhiyavā hiraṇyakankādi yat maṇimuktāpravālāni vastrāṇi vividhāni ca

Translation

For that worship, one should offer ghee, sesame, rice and barley, gold and ornaments and the like, jewels—pearls and corals—and various kinds of garments as well.

Word by Word

• घृतम्: ghee
• घृतम्: कर्म/विषय (Item offered)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• तिलाः: sesame seeds
• तिलाः: कर्म/विषय (Item offered)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग (also used as m./n. in lexica; here plural)

• ब्रीहियवाः: rice and barley
• ब्रीहियवाः: कर्म/विषय (Item offered)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रीहि (प्रातिपदिक) + यव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative); प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• हिरण्यकङ्कादि: gold, (kanka etc.) and the like
• हिरण्यकङ्कादि: कर्म/विषय (Item offered)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कङ्क (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (…आदि); प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (collective)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: सम्बन्ध/अनुवृत्ति (relative: whatever)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• मणिमुक्ताप्रवालानि: gems, pearls, and corals
• मणिमुक्ताप्रवालानि: कर्म/विषय (Items offered)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• वस्त्राणि: garments
• वस्त्राणि: कर्म/विषय (Items offered)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (agreeing with वस्त्राणि)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

Speakers

• Dialogue frame not specified in the provided excerpt (commonly Pulastya → Nārada in this Purāṇa)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Keśava)

Key Themes

• Vaishnavism
• Bhakti
• Vrata/Rituals
• Dāna (religious gifting)
• Pūjā (worship)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "vira", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse frames worship as inseparable from generosity: offering sustenance (ghee, grains), wealth (gold, ornaments), and dignity/comfort (clothing) expresses devotion through tangible beneficence rather than mere sentiment.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This passage aligns best with Ācāra/Dharma-oriented material (vrata-vidhi and dāna) rather than the five classic purāṇic marks (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). In pancalakṣaṇa terms it is ancillary dharma-prayoga content.

What is the symbolic significance?

The listed items represent a spectrum of offerings: food-energy (ghṛta, grains), prosperity (hiraṇya), beauty and purity (pearls/coral), and social protection (vastra). Together they symbolize complete surrender of resources to dharma in service of Nārāyaṇa (Keśava).