Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

वैनतेयं समारुह्य अन्तरिक्षे जनार्दन मां त्वं रक्षाजित सदा नमस्ते त्वपराजति

Transliteration

vainateyaṃ samāruhya antarikṣe janārdana māṃ tvaṃ rakṣājita sadā namaste tvaparājati

Translation

হে জনার্দন, আকাশে বৈনতেয় (গরুড়) আরূঢ় হয়ে, হে অজিত, সর্বদা আমাকে রক্ষা করুন। হে অপরাজিত, আপনাকে নমস্কার।

Word by Word

• वैनतेयम्: Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• वैनतेयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैनतेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गरुड-नाम

• समारुह्य: having mounted
• समारुह्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ√रुह् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगः; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having mounted)

• अन्तरिक्षे: in the sky/atmosphere
• अन्तरिक्षे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जनार्दन: O Janārdana
• जनार्दन: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रक्ष: protect
• रक्ष: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अजित: O Unconquered one
• अजित: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उक्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपातवत् नमस्कारार्थक

• ते: to you/your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive), एकवचन; enclitic

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पाठे ‘त्व’ इति संधि-रूपम्

• अपराजित: O Invincible one
• अपराजित: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराजित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘O unconquered’

Speakers

• Unspecified in the provided excerpt (likely a devotee/narrative voice within Pulastya–Nārada frame typical of the Purāṇa)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Janārdana/Ajita/Aparājita)
• Garuḍa (Vainateya)

Key Themes

• Vaishnavism
• Bhakti
• Stotra/Protection (Rakṣā)
• Divine epithets and iconography (Garuḍa-vāhana)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse models śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): protection is sought not through personal power but through remembrance and surrender to the ‘Ajita/Aparājita’ Lord, cultivating humility and steadfast devotion.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

It aligns most closely with ancillary devotional material embedded in narrative (not one of the five primary lakṣaṇas). Within Purāṇic classification it functions as stuti/prārthanā supporting dharma and bhakti, often occurring inside Vamśānucarita/Manvantara-related storytelling frames.

What is the symbolic significance?

Garuḍa (Vainateya) symbolizes swift divine intervention and victory over fear/poison/obstacles; the ‘sky’ setting evokes omnipresence and the Lord’s readiness to protect across all realms.