Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 59

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

Devanagari script

सापि तेनैव पतिना महिषी चारुदर्शना समं जगाम तत् पुण्यं यक्षमण्डलमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

sāpi tenaiva patinā mahiṣī cārudarśanā samaṃ jagāma tat puṇyaṃ yakṣamaṇḍalamuttamam

Translation

នាងផងដែរ—មហេសីមានរូបសោភា—បានទៅជាមួយស្វាមីនោះឯង ទៅកាន់ដែនយក្សៈដ៏ល្អឥតខ្ចោះ និងមានបុណ្យកុសលយ៉ាងខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់។

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• तेन: with him/by him
• तेन: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• पतिना: with (her) husband
• पतिना: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महिषी: the queen
• महिषी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिṣी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चारुदर्शना: beautiful-looking
• चारुदर्शना: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (चारु दर्शनं यस्याः)

• समम्: together
• समम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समम् (अव्यय/नपुंसक-प्रयोग)
• Form: सह/समत्ववाचक-अव्यय (together/along with)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• पुण्यम्: holy/meritorious
• पुण्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• यक्षमण्डलम्: the realm/circle of Yakṣas
• यक्षमण्डलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यक्षाणां मण्डलम्)

• उत्तमम्: excellent/supreme
• उत्तमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speakers

• Primary dialogue frame traditionally Pulastya → Nārada (not explicit in provided excerpt)

Key Themes

• Dharma of companionship (pati-vratā motif implied)
• Otherworld geography (Yakṣa realm)
• Fortune after exile
• Merit (puṇya) as a locative qualifier

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse underscores shared destiny and mutual obligation within household-dharma: the queen accompanies her husband even into displacement, reflecting steadiness (dhairya) and fidelity as stabilizing virtues amid misfortune.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita / narrative episode: it continues the biographical movement of characters and their relocation into a distinct realm (yakṣa-maṇḍala).

What is the symbolic significance?

The ‘puṇya yakṣa-maṇḍala’ signals that realms are not merely spatial but moral: merit (puṇya) is portrayed as a quality that ‘places’ beings into higher or protected domains, even when social standing among one’s own people collapses.