Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

हिरण्यरत्नवासोभिः पूजयेत जगद् गुरुम् रागखाण्डवचोष्याणि हविष्याणि निवेदयेत्

Transliteration

hiraṇyaratnavāsobhiḥ pūjayeta jagad gurum rāgakhāṇḍavacoṣyāṇi haviṣyāṇi nivedayet

Translation

One should worship the Guru of the world with gold, jewels, and garments, and should present as havis-offerings foods such as rāga, khāṇḍava, and coṣyāṇa.

Word by Word

• hiraṇya-ratna-vāsobhiḥ: with gold, jewels, and garments
• hiraṇya-ratna-vāsobhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiraṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (समाहार/इतरेतर—‘gold, jewels, and garments’); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• pūjayeta: should worship
• pūjayeta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• jagat: of the world
• jagat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘गुरुम्’ इति विशेष्यस्य सम्बन्धः

• gurum: the teacher/lord
• gurum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• rāga-khāṇḍava-coṣyāṇi: sweetmeats: rāga, khāṇḍava, and coṣya items
• rāga-khāṇḍava-coṣyāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāga (प्रातिपदिक) + khāṇḍava (प्रातिपदिक) + coṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (समाहार—विविधभक्ष्यविशेषाः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• haviṣyāṇi: haviṣya offerings
• haviṣyāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haviṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; नैवेद्यरूपाणि

• nivedayet: should offer/present
• nivedayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√vid (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speakers

• Pulastya to Nārada (typical framing of the Vāmana Purāṇa; specific speaker not explicit in provided excerpt)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu

Key Themes

• Bhakti
• Vrata/Rituals
• Vaishnavism
• Dāna (ritual gifting: gold, jewels, garments)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Devotion is expressed through reverent honoring (pūjā) and selfless offering (naivedya/dāna). The verse frames worship as both inner reverence and outward generosity—redirecting wealth toward dharmic purpose.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This passage aligns best with ācāra/dharma-oriented material commonly embedded in Purāṇas; within pañcalakṣaṇa categories it is closest to ancillary dharma instruction rather than sarga/pratisarga/vamśa/vamśānucarita/manvantara.

What is the symbolic significance?

Gold, jewels, and garments symbolize the devotee’s prized possessions; offering them to the ‘jagad-guru’ signifies surrender of ownership (mamatā-tyāga). Havis/food offerings represent the sanctification of daily sustenance into sacred sharing.