Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 56
Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative
सा समागाच्च दैत्यैन्द्रं कामयन्ती तरस्विनी स चापि गमनं चक्रे भवितव्यप्रचोदितः
sā samāgācca daityaindraṃ kāmayantī tarasvinī sa cāpi gamanaṃ cakre bhavitavyapracoditaḥ
فهي، وقد استبدّ بها الشوق وبقوةٍ ونشاط، أسرعت فدنَت من سيد الديتيا؛ وهو أيضاً مضى إليها، مدفوعاً بما قُدِّر أن يقع.
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FAQs
Purāṇic narratives frequently juxtapose personal desire with bhavitavya (inevitability), suggesting that individual actions unfold within a larger karmic-cosmic script.
Vamśānucarita: the emphasis on destined union signals an impending birth relevant to dynastic or cosmic history.
‘Bhavitavya’ marks the event as more than private romance: it is a hinge for future conflicts or boons, a common Purāṇic technique to foreshadow major outcomes through seemingly domestic scenes.