Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

तावपुत्रौ च देवर्षे पुत्रार्थं तेपतुस्तपः बहून् वर्षगणान् दैत्यौ स्थितौ पञ्चनदे जले

Transliteration

tāvaputrau ca devarṣe putrārthaṃ tepatustapaḥ bahūn varṣagaṇān daityau sthitau pañcanade jale

Translation

ಹೇ ದೇವರ್ಷೇ, ಪುತ್ರಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಿಗಾಗಿ ಅವರು ಇಬ್ಬರೂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ತಪಸ್ಸನ್ನು ಆಚರಿಸಿದರು. ಅನೇಕ ವರ್ಷಗಳವರೆಗೆ ಆ ಇಬ್ಬರು ದೈತ್ಯರು ಪಂಚನದದ ಜಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿತರಾಗಿದ್ದರು।

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• अपुत्रौ: childless
• अपुत्रौ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नञ्-समाससदृश (prefixal negation), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; तौ इति विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• देवर्षे: O divine sage
• देवर्षे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• पुत्रार्थम्: for obtaining a son
• पुत्रार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (पुत्रस्य अर्थः/हेतुः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the sake of)

• तेपतुः: performed austerity
• तेपतुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; वर्षगणान् इति विशेषण

• वर्षगणान्: groups of years
• वर्षगणान्: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण/Time-span)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (वर्षाणां गणाः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कालपरिमाण (duration)

• दैत्यौ: the two daityas
• दैत्यौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• स्थितौ: remaining/standing
• स्थितौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; दैत्यौ इति विशेषण

• पञ्चनदे: in Pañcanada (land of five rivers)
• पञ्चनदे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + नद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगुसमास (पञ्च नद्यः यस्मिन्), पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-स्थाननाम, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• जले: in water
• जले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

Speakers

• Narrative frame likely Pulastya → Nārada (standard Vāmana Purāṇa dialogue framework; not explicit in input)

Primary Deities

• Indra (Vāsava)

Key Themes

• Tirtha-Mahatmya
• Tapas (austerity)
• Putrakāmeṣṭi / desire for progeny
• Daitya-Deva Conflict (incipient)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even antagonistic lineages (Daityas) are shown employing Vedic means—tapas in a tirtha—for desired ends; the text underscores the potency of disciplined austerity while foreshadowing that power gained can trigger divine intervention when it threatens cosmic balance.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily Vamśānucarita / narrative of lineages and their deeds (Daitya figures undertaking tapas), with a strong Tīrtha-Māhātmya overlay (place-based sanctity and practice).

What is the symbolic significance?

Pañcanada ‘five rivers’ evokes purification and concentrated sacred power; remaining ‘in the waters’ symbolizes immersion in restraint and liminality—an ascetic posture that can generate siddhi, inviting the Devas’ concern.