Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 23
Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative
एवं संवत्सरं पूर्णं सोपवासो जितेन्द्रियः अघण्डं पारयेद् ब्रह्मन् व्रतं वै सर्ववस्तुषु
evaṃ saṃvatsaraṃ pūrṇaṃ sopavāso jitendriyaḥ aghaṇḍaṃ pārayed brahman vrataṃ vai sarvavastuṣu
ಈ ರೀತಿ ಒಂದು ಪೂರ್ಣ ವರ್ಷ ಉಪವಾಸದಿಂದಲೂ ಇಂದ್ರಿಯಜಯದಿಂದಲೂ ಕಳೆದ ಬಳಿಕ, ಓ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ, ಎಲ್ಲ ವಿಧಿ-ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಆ ಅಖಂಡ ವ್ರತದ ಪಾರಣೆಯನ್ನು ನೆರವೇರಿಸಬೇಕು.
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FAQs
The verse frames spiritual success as sustained practice: fasting (upavāsa) and sensory mastery (jitendriyatā) over time. Ethically it emphasizes perseverance and regulated living rather than episodic piety.
It belongs to the dharma/ācāra teaching function of Purāṇas (vrata-kathana/vidhi), rather than cosmogenesis or dynastic history. It is prescriptive ritual instruction appended to the broader purāṇic narrative frame.
A ‘year’ symbolizes completeness and cyclic wholeness; ‘akhaṇḍa’ indicates continuity of intention. ‘Pāraṇa’ marks not merely ending a fast but integrating the vow’s discipline back into normal life—signifying transformation rather than mere abstinence.