Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 70
Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative
स नामतः स्मृतो दैत्यो रक्तबीजो महामुन् यो ऽजयत् सर्वतो देवान् सेन्द्ररुद्रार्कमारुतान्
sa nāmataḥ smṛto daityo raktabījo mahāmun yo 'jayat sarvato devān sendrarudrārkamārutān
હે મહામુને, તે દૈત્ય ‘રક્તબીજ’ નામે સ્મરાય છે; જેણે ઇન્દ્ર, રુદ્ર, સૂર્ય અને વાયુ સહિત દેવતાઓને સર્વ દિશાઓથી જીત્યા હતા।
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FAQs
Even the highest cosmic offices (Indra, Sūrya, Vāyu, and Rudra-as-deva) can be overwhelmed when adharma rises; the narrative sets the stage for restoration of balance through a higher recourse than ordinary divine power.
Carita/Vamśānucarita: it names a key antagonist and records his dominance over devas, a typical Purāṇic historiographic move that frames subsequent divine intervention.
Listing Indra, Rudra, Sūrya, and Vāyu together emphasizes that adharma threatens the full spectrum of cosmic functions—sovereignty, dissolution/discipline, illumination, and life-breath. Including Rudra among the defeated devas also supports the Purāṇic non-sectarian frame: Śaiva and Vaidika deities stand together within a single cosmic order.