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
हे पावक! तो सर्व देव आणि पुरुष दैत्य यांच्याही कडून अजेय असो; वायूसारखा महाबली, इच्छेनुसार रूप धारण करणारा आणि अस्त्रविद्येत निपुण असो.
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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.