Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 30
Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative
शार्ङ्गमादाय च धनुरस्त्रं नारायणं हरे नमस्ते रक्ष रक्षघ्न ऐशान्यां शरणं गतः
śārṅgamādāya ca dhanurastraṃ nārāyaṇaṃ hare namaste rakṣa rakṣaghna aiśānyāṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
Indem ich Śārṅga, den Bogen als Waffe, ergreife, bringe ich dir Verehrung dar, o Nārāyaṇa, o Hari. O Vernichter derer, die den Schutz bedrohen, beschütze mich in der nordöstlichen Richtung (aiśānya); ich habe Zuflucht genommen.
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FAQs
Divine protection is framed as both compassionate and forceful: Hari is not only worshipped but also invoked as the active remover of dangers, encouraging the devotee to combine devotion with vigilance and moral alignment.
This is a devotional-ritual passage (stotra/prayoga) that typically appears as an applied religious practice within Purāṇic teaching; it is not directly cosmogenesis or dynastic history but supports dharma through prescribed recitation.
Śārṅga represents focused, far-reaching divine will—protection that can ‘reach’ any threat. The aiśānya (north-east) is traditionally a potent, liminal direction; placing Hari’s bow there indicates sealing the most spiritually charged quarter with the Lord’s sovereignty.