Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 51
Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative
अजेयो दैवतैः सर्वैः पुभिर्दैत्यैश्च पावक महाबलो वायुरिव कामरूपी कृतास्त्रवित्
ajeyo daivataiḥ sarvaiḥ pubhirdaityaiśca pāvaka mahābalo vāyuriva kāmarūpī kṛtāstravit
ഹേ പാവകാ! അവൻ എല്ലാ ദേവന്മാരാലും പുരുഷ ദൈത്യന്മാരാലും അജേയനായിരിക്കട്ടെ; വായുവിനെപ്പോലെ മഹാബലവാൻ, ഇച്ഛാനുസാരം രൂപം ധരിക്കാവുന്നവൻ, അസ്ത്രപ്രയോഗത്തിൽ നിപുണൻ ആയിരിക്കട്ടെ.
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FAQs
Power without dhārmic restraint becomes a destabilizing force. Purāṇic ethics frequently show that boons granting near-invincibility create conditions for adharma to peak—so that divine governance (often via indirect means) can re-establish balance.
Vamśānucarita with Deva–Asura dynamics: the verse enumerates boon-derived capabilities that define a future antagonist’s profile, a common Purāṇic device preceding avatāra or divine countermeasures.
Agni (Pāvaka) signifies transformative energy; a boon mediated by ‘fire’ suggests the forging of an overpowering destiny. ‘Vāyuriva’ and ‘kāmarūpī’ symbolize ungraspable, pervasive power—precisely the kind that tests the cosmos and calls forth higher order.