Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 56

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

Devanagari script

सा समागाच्च दैत्यैन्द्रं कामयन्ती तरस्विनी स चापि गमनं चक्रे भवितव्यप्रचोदितः

Transliteration

sā samāgācca daityaindraṃ kāmayantī tarasvinī sa cāpi gamanaṃ cakre bhavitavyapracoditaḥ

Translation

Sie, von Verlangen bewegt und voller Tatkraft, trat rasch an den Herrn der Daityas heran; und auch er ging zu ihr, angetrieben von dem, was bestimmt war zu geschehen.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• समागात्: came/approached
• समागात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• दैत्यैन्द्रम्: the lord of the Daityas
• दैत्यैन्द्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दैत्यानाम् इन्द्रः)

• कामयन्ती: desiring
• कामयन्ती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कामय् (धातु, णिच्)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘desiring’

• तरस्विनी: swift/energetic
• तरस्विनी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तरस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), ‘also/even’

• गमनम्: going/departure
• गमनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चक्रे: did/made
• चक्रे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भवितव्यप्रचोदितः: impelled by destiny
• भवितव्यप्रचोदितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भवितव्य + प्रचोदित (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (भवितव्येन प्रचोदितः)

Speakers

• Narrative layer not explicit in input (commonly Pulastya → Nārada framing)

Key Themes

• Fate/destiny (bhavitavya)
• Progeny as plot mechanism
• Daitya royal household narrative

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Purāṇic narratives frequently juxtapose personal desire with bhavitavya (inevitability), suggesting that individual actions unfold within a larger karmic-cosmic script.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita: the emphasis on destined union signals an impending birth relevant to dynastic or cosmic history.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘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.