Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 69

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

Devanagari script

ततो हतास्तु महिषाः सर्व एव महात्मना ऋते संरक्षितारं हि महिषं रम्भनन्दनम्

Transliteration

tato hatāstu mahiṣāḥ sarva eva mahātmanā ṛte saṃrakṣitāraṃ hi mahiṣaṃ rambhanandanam

Translation

ನಂತರ ಆ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಿಂದ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮಹಿಷರು (ಎಮ್ಮೆ-ರೂಪದ ದಾನವರು) ಸಂಹರಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟರು; ಆದರೆ ರಂಭೆಯ ಪುತ್ರನೆಂಬ, ರಕ್ಷಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಮಹಿಷನು ಮಾತ್ರ ಹೊರತಾಗಿದ್ದನು।

Word by Word

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

• हताः: were slain
• हताः: Kriya (क्रिया; passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन् (कृदन्त; धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-भावः ‘were slain’

• तु: but / indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• महिषाः: buffalo-demons / buffaloes
• महिषाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; of passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• एव: indeed / completely
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• ऋते: except
• ऋते: Apavada (अपवाद/exception marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋते (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वर्जनार्थक उपपद (except/without), सामान्यतः द्वितीयां/पञ्चमीं अपेक्षते

• संरक्षितारम्: the protector
• संरक्षितारम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ऋते)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सं-√रक्ष् (कृदन्त; तृच् agent noun)
• Form: कर्तृवाचक-तृच् (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘protector’

• हि: indeed / for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थक (for/indeed)

• महिषम्: the buffalo(-demon)
• महिषम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition to संरक्षितारम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रम्भनन्दनम्: Rambhā’s son
• रम्भनन्दनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; further apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रम्भा + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रम्भायाः नन्दनः)

Speakers

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

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Selective protection amid destruction
• Named demon genealogy (Rambhā’s son)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Purāṇic battle accounts often highlight discernment: not all are destroyed indiscriminately; a particular being may be spared due to destiny, boon, or narrative necessity. This reflects the idea that cosmic justice operates with specific causes (karma/vara) rather than blind violence.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita/Carita: the verse preserves genealogical identification (Rambhā’s son) and a narrative turning-point (one survivor), typical of Purāṇic dynastic/lineage storytelling interwoven with conflict.

What is the symbolic significance?

The spared figure functions as a narrative seed: survival amidst annihilation signifies continuity of a hostile line or the preservation of a particular role in the unfolding cosmic drama.