Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 65
Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative
ततो निवारितो यक्षैर्हयारिर्मदनातुरः निपपात सरो दिव्यं ततो दैत्यैऽभवन्मृतः
tato nivārito yakṣairhayārirmadanāturaḥ nipapāta saro divyaṃ tato daityai'bhavanmṛtaḥ
Entonces Hayāri, frenado por los Yakṣas y afligido por el frenesí, cayó en el lago divino; con ello, ese Daitya encontró la muerte.
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FAQs
Uncontrolled mada (frenzy, intoxication, pride) precipitates downfall; sacred spaces become arenas where adharma culminates in self-destruction, underscoring restraint and dharma.
Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative (accounts of beings and events) within a Tīrtha-māhātmya frame; not sarga/pratisarga but episodic exemplum tied to place-sanctity.
The 'divine lake' functions as a moral boundary: when approached with violence and delusion, it becomes a threshold of death rather than purification—highlighting that tīrtha-phala depends on inner disposition.