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

ગિરિજાના કરતલ પર કુંદનું કળી-ગુચ્છ ઉત્પન્ન થયું; અને ગણાધિપના કુંભ પર સ્થિત સિંધુવાર છોડ શોભે છે।

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.