Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

अस्मिंश्चीर्णे व्रतं व्यक्तं परितुष्यन्ति देवताः धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाद्यास्त्वक्षयाः संभवन्ति हि

Transliteration

asmiṃścīrṇe vrataṃ vyaktaṃ parituṣyanti devatāḥ dharmārthakāmamokṣādyāstvakṣayāḥ saṃbhavanti hi

Translation

ഈ വ്രതം വ്യക്തമായി, വിധിപൂർവ്വം ആചരിക്കുമ്പോൾ ദേവതകൾ പ്രസന്നരാകുന്നു; ധർമ്മം, അർത്ഥം, കാമം, മോക്ഷം മുതലായവ നിശ്ചയമായും അക്ഷയഫലങ്ങളായി ലഭിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; ‘in this’

• चीर्णे: when (it is) performed
• चीर्णे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘performed/observed’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; agreeing with अस्मिन् (locative absolute sense)

• व्रतम्: the vow
• व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as topic/object; with व्यक्तम् as predicate

• व्यक्तम्: clearly (effective), manifest
• व्यक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘manifest/clearly (effective)’

• परितुष्यन्ति: are pleased
• परितुष्यन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari√tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• देवताः: the deities
• देवताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाद्याः: dharma, artha, kāma, mokṣa, etc.
• धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma-artha-kāma-mokṣa-ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (धर्म+अर्थ+काम+मोक्ष) + आदि; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘dharma, artha, kāma, mokṣa, etc.’

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (emphasis)

• अक्षयाः: imperishable, inexhaustible
• अक्षयाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; predicate adjective agreeing with धर्मार्थ...आद्याः

• संभवन्ति: arise/come to be
• संभवन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam√bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle ‘indeed/for’ (reason-giving)

Speakers

• Narrative layer not explicit in the input; typically Pulastya to Nārada in instructional passages

Primary Deities

• Vishnu
• Devas (collective)

Key Themes

• Vrata/Rituals
• Phala-śruti (promise of results)
• Caturvarga
• Devatā-prasāda (divine satisfaction)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Right observance (clarity, correctness, sincerity) yields both worldly order and spiritual ascent: the caturvarga is presented as harmonizable rather than mutually exclusive. The ethical point is that disciplined devotion supports a well-integrated human life culminating in liberation.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is dharma-oriented instructional material (vrata-phala). While Pancalakṣaṇa highlights cosmology and lineages, many Purāṇas also function as dharma-śāstra supplements; this verse is in that didactic register.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Deities being pleased’ symbolizes alignment with ṛta/dharma (cosmic-moral order). ‘Akṣaya’ (imperishable) elevates the vow beyond transient merit, suggesting that disciplined devotion can convert finite acts into enduring spiritual capital, ultimately oriented toward mokṣa.