Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 65

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

Devanagari script

ततो निवारितो यक्षैर्हयारिर्मदनातुरः निपपात सरो दिव्यं ततो दैत्यैऽभवन्मृतः

Transliteration

tato nivārito yakṣairhayārirmadanāturaḥ nipapāta saro divyaṃ tato daityai'bhavanmṛtaḥ

Translation

Then Hayāri, checked by the Yakṣas and afflicted by frenzy, fell into the divine lake; thereupon that Daitya met his death.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/काल-देश (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• निवारितः: restrained/checked
• निवारितः: कर्ता-विशेषण (patient as subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘restrained’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यक्षैः: by the Yakṣas
• यक्षैः: कर्ता (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन

• हयारिः: Hayāri (enemy of horses; epithet)
• हयारिः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय + अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: हयानाम् अरिः (enemy of horses); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मदनातुरः: tormented by desire
• मदनातुरः: विशेषण (to Karta)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदन + आतुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: मदनेन आतुरः (afflicted by love); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण हयारिः प्रति

• निपपात: fell
• निपपात: क्रिया (मुख्य क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सरः: into a lake
• सरः: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: विशेषण (to Karma)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण सरः प्रति

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/काल-देश (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• दैत्यैः: by the Daityas
• दैत्यैः: कर्ता (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: क्रिया (मुख्य क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मृतः: dead
• मृतः: विधेय/विशेषण (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle) ‘dead’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अभवत् इति सह विधेय

Speakers

• Not stated in input (commonly framed in Vāmana Purāṇa as Pulastya ↔ Nārada
• but unspecified here)

Key Themes

• Daitya–Yakṣa Conflict
• Tīrtha/Sacred Waters
• Fate of the impious/violent

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Uncontrolled mada (frenzy, intoxication, pride) precipitates downfall; sacred spaces become arenas where adharma culminates in self-destruction, underscoring restraint and dharma.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative (accounts of beings and events) within a Tīrtha-māhātmya frame; not sarga/pratisarga but episodic exemplum tied to place-sanctity.

What is the symbolic significance?

The 'divine lake' functions as a moral boundary: when approached with violence and delusion, it becomes a threshold of death rather than purification—highlighting that tīrtha-phala depends on inner disposition.