Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 71

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

Devanagari script

एवं प्रभावा दनुपुङ्गवास्ते तेजो ऽधिकस्तत्र बभौ हयारिः राज्ये ऽभिषिक्तश्च महासुरेन्द्रैर्विनिर्जितैः शम्बरतारकाद्यैः

Transliteration

evaṃ prabhāvā danupuṅgavāste tejo 'dhikastatra babhau hayāriḥ rājye 'bhiṣiktaśca mahāsurendrairvinirjitaiḥ śambaratārakādyaiḥ

Translation

وهكذا، بقوتهم غلب أولئك الأبطال من المولودين من دانو (الدايتيا)؛ وهناك أشرق مجدُ هايارِي (إندرا، عدوّ الشيطان هاياگريفا) أسمى من غيره. ثم مُسِحَ للملك وتُوِّجَ على السلطان على يد سادة الأسورا العظام—شَمبَرا وتارَكا وغيرهما—وقد كانوا قد قُهِروا.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), प्रकारवाचक (manner-adverb)

• प्रभावाः: powers, influences
• प्रभावाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• दनुपुङ्गवाः: chiefs among the Dānavas
• दनुपुङ्गवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: danu (प्रातिपदिक) + puṅgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): दनूनां पुंगवाः

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• तेजः: splendour, power
• तेजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• अधिकः: greater, superior
• अधिकः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (comparative sense: ‘greater’)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• बभौ: shone, appeared
• बभौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhā (धाातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हयारिः: Hayāri (a name/title)
• हयारिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haya (प्रातिपदिक) + ari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: हयानाम् अरिः (‘enemy of horses’)

• राज्ये: in the kingdom
• राज्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अभिषिक्तः: anointed
• अभिषिक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√sic (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘anointed’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• महासुरेन्द्रैः: by the great lords of the Asuras
• महासुरेन्द्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + asura (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समासार्थ: ‘महान्तः असुरेन्द्राः’

• विनिर्जितैः: defeated
• विनिर्जितैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-nir-√ji (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘having been conquered/defeated’

• शम्बरतारकाद्यैः: by (those) such as Śambara, Tāraka, etc.
• शम्बरतारकाद्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambara (प्रातिपदिक) + tāraka (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व (enumerative) + ‘आदि’ (etc.)

Speakers

• Pulastya → Nārada (implied overarching dialogue framework of the Vāmana Purāṇa)

Primary Deities

• Indra (Hayāri, contextual epithet)
• Asura leaders (Śambara, Tāraka)

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Loss/transfer of sovereignty
• Karmic reversal of fortunes

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Sovereignty and splendor (tejas) are portrayed as contingent, shifting with collective power and merit; when dharma is eclipsed, even the Devas’ stations can be overturned, preparing the ground for divine restoration through avatāra.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita (narrative of divine–demonic rulers and their deeds), with a dharma-adharma backdrop that motivates later cosmic rebalancing.

What is the symbolic significance?

The ‘coronation’ by conquered Asura-lords symbolizes adharma consolidating power; naming prominent Asuras functions as a catalogue of disruptive forces that will necessitate Viṣṇu’s corrective descent.