Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 22

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

Devanagari script

विकासिपद्मपत्राक्ष यथाखण्डोसि सर्वतः तेन सत्येन धर्माद्य अखण्डाः सन्तु केशव

Transliteration

vikāsipadmapatrākṣa yathākhaṇḍosi sarvataḥ tena satyena dharmādya akhaṇḍāḥ santu keśava

Translation

Ô Keśava, aux yeux semblables aux pétales d’un lotus épanoui : puisque Tu es, de toute manière, parfaitement intact, par cette vérité, que le dharma et les autres buts de l’existence soient pour moi intègres et sans rupture.

Word by Word

• विकासिपद्मपत्राक्ष: O lotus-petal-eyed (with blooming lotus-leaf-like eyes)
• विकासिपद्मपत्राक्ष: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vikāsi-padma-patra-akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘विकासि (विकसित) पद्मपत्रे इव अक्षिणी यस्य’

• यथा: as/since
• यथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction/adverb ‘as, since’

• अखण्डः: unbroken, whole
• अखण्डः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सर्वतः: entirely, on all sides
• सर्वतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb ‘from all sides/entirely’

• तेन: by that/therefore
• तेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘by that/therefore’

• सत्येन: by (this) truth
• सत्येन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• धर्माद्याः: dharma and the rest (artha, kāma, mokṣa)
• धर्माद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma-ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (धर्मः आदिः येषाम्) = ‘dharma etc.’

• अखण्डाः: unbroken, complete
• अखण्डाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; predicate adjective agreeing with धर्माद्याः

• सन्तु: may they be
• सन्तु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• केशव: O Keśava
• केशव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speakers

• Narrative layer not explicit in the input; commonly Pulastya instructing Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa vrata sections

Primary Deities

• Vishnu

Key Themes

• Vrata/Rituals
• Bhakti
• Caturvarga (Dharma-Artha-Kāma-Mokṣa)
• Satya (truth as ritual efficacy)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse uses satya (truth) as a solemn ground for prayer: the devotee aligns personal wholeness with the Lord’s akhaṇḍatva (undivided perfection). Ethically, it commends integrity and continuity—spiritual aims become ‘unbroken’ when one’s vow and conduct are steady.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is not sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa material; it aligns best with dharma-anuśāsana and ācāra (vrata-vidhi) content, often treated under the purāṇic function of teaching dharma and ritual observances.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Akhaṇḍa’ functions on two levels: (1) the deity as undivided completeness; (2) the practitioner’s life-goals (dharma etc.) becoming complete through uninterrupted devotion. The lotus-eye epithet underscores purity and awakening—suggesting the vow’s aim is inner blossoming and wholeness.