Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 24
Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative
अस्मिंश्चीर्णे व्रतं व्यक्तं परितुष्यन्ति देवताः धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाद्यास्त्वक्षयाः संभवन्ति हि
asmiṃścīrṇe vrataṃ vyaktaṃ parituṣyanti devatāḥ dharmārthakāmamokṣādyāstvakṣayāḥ saṃbhavanti hi
આ વ્રત સ્પષ્ટ રીતે અને વિધિપૂર્વક આચરવામાં આવે ત્યારે દેવતાઓ પ્રસન્ન થાય છે; અને ધર્મ, અર્થ, કામ, મોક્ષ વગેરે ખરેખર અક્ષય ફળરૂપે પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે.
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FAQs
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.
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.
‘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.