Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 68

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

Devanagari script

ततो ऽग्निमध्यादुत्तस्थौ पुरुषो रौद्रदर्शनः व्यद्रावयत् स तान् यक्षान् खङ्गपाणिर्भयङ्करः

Transliteration

tato 'gnimadhyāduttasthau puruṣo raudradarśanaḥ vyadrāvayat sa tān yakṣān khaṅgapāṇirbhayaṅkaraḥ

Translation

ನಂತರ ಅಗ್ನಿಯ ಮಧ್ಯದಿಂದ ರುದ್ರಸಮಾನ ಭಯಂಕರ ದರ್ಶನದ ಒಬ್ಬ ಪುರುಷನು ಎದ್ದು ನಿಂತನು; ಖಡ್ಗವನ್ನು ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಡಿದು, ಭಯಾನಕನಾಗಿ ಆ ಯಕ್ಷರನ್ನು ಓಡಿಸಿದನು।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (then/thereupon)

• अग्निमध्यात्: from the midst of the fire
• अग्निमध्यात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (मध्य), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अग्नेः मध्यात्)

• उत्तस्थौ: arose
• उत्तस्थौ: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-√स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पुरुषः: a man/person
• पुरुषः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रौद्रदर्शनः: of terrifying appearance
• रौद्रदर्शनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौद्र + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारयः (रौद्रं दर्शनं यस्य)

• व्यद्रावयत्: drove away / made flee
• व्यद्रावयत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√द्रु (धातु; णिच् causative)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः ‘made (them) run’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• यक्षान्: yakṣas
• यक्षान्: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition to तान्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• खङ्गपाणिः: sword-in-hand
• खङ्गपाणिः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खङ्ग + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (खङ्गः पाणौ यस्य)

• भयङ्करः: terrifying
• भयङ्करः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भयङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speakers

• Not specified in input (commonly framed within Pulastya–Nārada narration in the Vāmana Purāṇa)

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Martial theophany / supernatural emergence
• Protection and rout of hostile beings

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "raudra", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Adharma-driven aggression is shown as unstable: even powerful classes like Yakṣas can be scattered when confronted by a divinely empowered, fearsome force. The verse underscores the Purāṇic motif that protection (rakṣaṇa) manifests when cosmic order is threatened.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative material (accounts of beings and conflicts), embedded within a broader cosmological-ethical frame typical of Purāṇas rather than direct sarga/pratisarga exposition.

What is the symbolic significance?

Emergence from fire symbolizes revelation of a latent power through tapas/energy (tejas). The 'raudra' appearance evokes the Rudra principle—swift, terrifying correction—without requiring an explicit Śiva-identification in the verse itself.