Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 50
Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative
ततो ऽब्रवीद् वचो रम्भो वरं चेन्मे ददासि हि त्रैलोक्यविजयी पुत्रः स्यान्मे त्वत्तेजसाधिकः
tato 'bravīd vaco rambho varaṃ cenme dadāsi hi trailokyavijayī putraḥ syānme tvattejasādhikaḥ
ಆಗ ರಂಭೆ ಹೀಗೆಂದಳು—“ನೀನು ನನಗೆ ವರ ನೀಡಿದರೆ, ನನ್ನ ಪುತ್ರನು ತ್ರೈಲೋಕ್ಯವಿಜಯಿಯಾಗಲಿ; ನಿನ್ನ ತೇಜಸ್ಸನ್ನೂ ಮೀರಿಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿವಂತನಾಗಲಿ.”
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FAQs
Desire (kāma) when coupled with power-seeking becomes a seed for disorder: a boon aimed at surpassing the giver’s own tejas anticipates rivalry and cosmic imbalance, which Purāṇic narratives often resolve through divine intervention and restoration of dharma.
Vamśānucarita: the request explicitly aims at producing a pivotal progeny whose deeds (conquest of the three worlds) will shape later divine–asuric history.
Apsaras Rambhā represents allure and desire; her boon-request symbolizes how fascination and aspiration can generate ‘world-conquering’ egoic projects, setting the stage for avatāric correction in Purāṇic logic.