Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 68
Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative
ततो ऽग्निमध्यादुत्तस्थौ पुरुषो रौद्रदर्शनः व्यद्रावयत् स तान् यक्षान् खङ्गपाणिर्भयङ्करः
tato 'gnimadhyāduttasthau puruṣo raudradarśanaḥ vyadrāvayat sa tān yakṣān khaṅgapāṇirbhayaṅkaraḥ
Kemudian, dari tengah api bangkit seorang lelaki berwajah menggerunkan, laksana Rudra. Dengan pedang di tangan, dahsyat dan menakutkan, dia menghalau para Yakṣa itu hingga lari bertempiaran.
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FAQs
Adharma-driven aggression is shown as unstable: even powerful classes like Yakṣas can be scattered when confronted by a divinely empowered, fearsome force. The verse underscores the Purāṇic motif that protection (rakṣaṇa) manifests when cosmic order is threatened.
Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative material (accounts of beings and conflicts), embedded within a broader cosmological-ethical frame typical of Purāṇas rather than direct sarga/pratisarga exposition.
Emergence from fire symbolizes revelation of a latent power through tapas/energy (tejas). The 'raudra' appearance evokes the Rudra principle—swift, terrifying correction—without requiring an explicit Śiva-identification in the verse itself.