Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

यक्षाणामधिपस्यापि मणिभद्रस्य नारद वटवृक्षः समभवत् तस्मिस्तस्य यतिः सदा

Transliteration

yakṣāṇāmadhipasyāpi maṇibhadrasya nārada vaṭavṛkṣaḥ samabhavat tasmistasya yatiḥ sadā

Translation

Wahai Nārada, bagi Maṇibhadra juga—penguasa para Yakṣa—terjadilah pohon vaṭa (beringin); padanya (atau di dalamnya) pertapa/pengiringnya sentiasa hadir.

Word by Word

• yakṣāṇām: of the Yakṣas
• yakṣāṇām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• adhipasya: of the lord
• adhipasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-शब्दः (also/even)

• maṇibhadrasya: of Maṇibhadra
• maṇibhadrasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇibhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• nārada: O Nārada
• nārada: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• vaṭa-vṛkṣaḥ: a banyan tree
• vaṭa-vṛkṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव) ‘वटः एव वृष्क्षः’ (kind of tree)

• samabhavat: came into being, arose
• samabhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tasmin: in that (place/thing)
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tasya: his
• tasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• yatiḥ: ascetic, restraint
• yatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नित्यत्ववाचक (always)

Speakers

• Pulastya to Narada (explicit vocative ‘nārada’)

Primary Deities

• Maṇibhadra (Yakṣa lord)

Key Themes

• Yakṣa/Devatā Lore
• Sacred Trees
• Ritual Correspondences

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The sacred order includes not only major deities but also guardian beings (Yakṣas) with their own symbols and disciplines. The ‘yatiḥ sadā’ motif underscores steadiness and continual presence as a virtue.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is best classed as ancillary Purāṇic cataloging (devatā-lakṣaṇa / upākhyāna-style lore) rather than sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita proper.

What is the symbolic significance?

The vaṭa (banyan) commonly symbolizes longevity, shelter, and rooted continuity. Associating it with Maṇibhadra suggests stable guardianship and enduring protection, with the ever-present ‘yati’ indicating disciplined vigilance.