Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

गिरिजायाः करतले कुन्दसुल्मस्त्वजायत गणाधिपस्य कुम्भस्थो राजते सिन्धुवारकः

Transliteration

girijāyāḥ karatale kundasulmastvajāyata gaṇādhipasya kumbhastho rājate sindhuvārakaḥ

Translation

Dans la paume de Girijā naquit le bouton ou la grappe de jasmin kunda ; et sur Gaṇādhipa resplendit la plante sindhuvāra, établie sur son kumbha (jarre).

Word by Word

• गिरिजायाः: of Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजायाः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive singular

• करतले: on the palm (of the hand)
• करतले: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular

• कुन्दसुल्मः: a jasmine-cluster (kunda-bunch)
• कुन्दसुल्मः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + सुल्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कुन्दस्य सुल्मः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (emphasis/contrast)

• अजायत: was born
• अजायत: क्रिया (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘was born/arose’

• गणाधिपस्य: of Gaṇādhipa (Gaṇeśa)
• गणाधिपस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणाधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (गणानाम् अधिपः); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive singular

• कुम्भस्थः: situated in a pot
• कुम्भस्थः: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कुम्भे स्थितः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• राजते: shines
• राजते: क्रिया (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: राज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — ‘shines/appears splendid’

• सिन्धुवारकः: the sindhuvāra plant (Vitex trifolia/negundo)
• सिन्धुवारकः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्धुवारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

Speakers

• Not specified in input (often Pulastya → Nārada frame
• not asserted here)

Primary Deities

• Pārvatī (Girijā)
• Gaṇeśa (Gaṇādhipa)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Divine iconography (attributes and auspicious flora)
• Ritual offerings (flowers/plants)
• Purāṇic etiologies

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Auspiciousness is conveyed through purity-symbols (flowers) and through association with deities of grace and obstacle-removal (Pārvatī and Gaṇeśa). The devotee learns that devotional life values inner purity mirrored by simple, sanctified offerings.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Again, an etiological sarga-like notice: it narrates the arising/placement of sacred flora connected to specific deities, rather than dynastic history or manvantara narration.

What is the symbolic significance?

The palm (karatala) suggests bestowal/boon-giving and gentle grace; the kunda flower connotes whiteness and sattva. Gaṇeśa’s association with a kumbha (pot) evokes fullness, prosperity, and auspicious beginnings; the sindhuvāra ‘shining’ there marks it as a ritual emblem tied to Gaṇeśa’s beneficent function.