Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 51

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

Devanagari script

अजेयो दैवतैः सर्वैः पुभिर्दैत्यैश्च पावक महाबलो वायुरिव कामरूपी कृतास्त्रवित्

Transliteration

ajeyo daivataiḥ sarvaiḥ pubhirdaityaiśca pāvaka mahābalo vāyuriva kāmarūpī kṛtāstravit

Translation

ହେ ପାବକ! ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ଦେବତା ଓ ପୁରୁଷ ଦୈତ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ମଧ୍ୟ ଅଜେୟ ହେଉ; ବାୟୁ ସମ ମହାବଳୀ, ଇଚ୍ଛାମତେ ରୂପ ଧାରଣକାରୀ ଏବଂ ଅସ୍ତ୍ରବିଦ୍ୟାରେ ପାରଙ୍ଗତ ହେଉ।

Word by Word

• ajeyaḥ: unconquerable
• ajeyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-jeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नञ्-समास/उपसर्गयुक्त विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• daivataiḥ: by the gods/divinities
• daivataiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daivata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• sarvaiḥ: by all
• sarvaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; daivataiḥ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• pubhiḥ: by men
• pubhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṃs (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (irregular stem puṃs-)

• daityaiḥ: by the Daityas/demons
• daityaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• pāvaka: O Pāvaka (Fire)
• pāvaka: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• mahā-balaḥ: very strong/mighty
• mahā-balaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महच्च तत् बलम् यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vāyuḥ: wind
• vāyuḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• iva: like/as
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमार्थक (comparative particle)

• kāma-rūpī: able to assume forms at will
• kāma-rūpī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठीभाव: कामेन/यथेच्छं रूपं यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kṛta-astra-vit: knower of prepared/weapons (skilled in weapons)
• kṛta-astra-vit: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृ-धातोः क्त, कृदन्त) + astra (प्रातिपदिक) + vit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; विट्-प्रत्ययान्त (knower); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speakers

• Continuation of Rambhā’s boon specification; address to Pāvaka (Agni) indicates the boon-giver or invoked power is Fire/Agni

Primary Deities

• Agni (Pāvaka)

Key Themes

• Varadāna (boon)
• Asura empowerment motif
• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Martial prowess (astravidyā)
• Shape-shifting (kāmarūpatva)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

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.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

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.

What is the symbolic significance?

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.