Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

अस्मिंश्चीर्णे व्रतं व्यक्तं परितुष्यन्ति देवताः धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाद्यास्त्वक्षयाः संभवन्ति हि

Transliteration

asmiṃścīrṇe vrataṃ vyaktaṃ parituṣyanti devatāḥ dharmārthakāmamokṣādyāstvakṣayāḥ saṃbhavanti hi

Translation

When this vow is clearly and properly observed, the deities become pleased; and dharma, artha, kāma, mokṣa, and the like indeed arise as imperishable, enduring results.

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; ‘in this’

• चीर्णे: when (it is) performed
• चीर्णे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘performed/observed’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; agreeing with अस्मिन् (locative absolute sense)

• व्रतम्: the vow
• व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as topic/object; with व्यक्तम् as predicate

• व्यक्तम्: clearly (effective), manifest
• व्यक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘manifest/clearly (effective)’

• परितुष्यन्ति: are pleased
• परितुष्यन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari√tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• देवताः: the deities
• देवताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाद्याः: dharma, artha, kāma, mokṣa, etc.
• धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma-artha-kāma-mokṣa-ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (धर्म+अर्थ+काम+मोक्ष) + आदि; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘dharma, artha, kāma, mokṣa, etc.’

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (emphasis)

• अक्षयाः: imperishable, inexhaustible
• अक्षयाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; predicate adjective agreeing with धर्मार्थ...आद्याः

• संभवन्ति: arise/come to be
• संभवन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam√bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle ‘indeed/for’ (reason-giving)

Speakers

• Narrative layer not explicit in the input; typically Pulastya to Nārada in instructional passages

Primary Deities

• Vishnu
• Devas (collective)

Key Themes

• Vrata/Rituals
• Phala-śruti (promise of results)
• Caturvarga
• Devatā-prasāda (divine satisfaction)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Right observance (clarity, correctness, sincerity) yields both worldly order and spiritual ascent: the caturvarga is presented as harmonizable rather than mutually exclusive. The ethical point is that disciplined devotion supports a well-integrated human life culminating in liberation.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is dharma-oriented instructional material (vrata-phala). While Pancalakṣaṇa highlights cosmology and lineages, many Purāṇas also function as dharma-śāstra supplements; this verse is in that didactic register.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Deities being pleased’ symbolizes alignment with ṛta/dharma (cosmic-moral order). ‘Akṣaya’ (imperishable) elevates the vow beyond transient merit, suggesting that disciplined devotion can convert finite acts into enduring spiritual capital, ultimately oriented toward mokṣa.