Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 70

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

Devanagari script

स नामतः स्मृतो दैत्यो रक्तबीजो महामुन् यो ऽजयत् सर्वतो देवान् सेन्द्ररुद्रार्कमारुतान्

Transliteration

sa nāmataḥ smṛto daityo raktabījo mahāmun yo 'jayat sarvato devān sendrarudrārkamārutān

Translation

ହେ ମହାମୁନି, ସେହି ଦୈତ୍ୟ ‘ରକ୍ତବୀଜ’ ନାମରେ ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ; ଯିଏ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର, ରୁଦ୍ର, ଅର୍କ (ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ) ଓ ମାରୁତ (ବାୟୁ) ସହିତ ଦେବମାନଙ୍କୁ ସମସ୍ତ ଦିଗରୁ ଜୟ କରିଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नामतः: by name
• नामतः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (in name/by name)

• स्मृतः: is remembered / was called
• स्मृतः: Kriya (क्रिया; passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (कृदन्त; धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि ‘is remembered/called’

• दैत्यः: a daitya (demon)
• दैत्यः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रक्तबीजः: Raktabīja
• रक्तबीजः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (रक्तं बीजं यस्य/रक्तबीजः) नाम

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महान् मुनिः)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• अजयत्: conquered
• अजयत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जि (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सर्वतः: on all sides / everywhere
• सर्वतः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (from all sides/everywhere)

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सेन्द्ररुद्रार्कमारुतान्: (the gods) including Indra, Rudra, the Sun, and the Maruts
• सेन्द्ररुद्रार्कमारुतान्: Karma (कर्म/Object; appositional specification)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + इन्द्र + रुद्र + अर्क + मारुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः, ‘स’ = सह (with) उपसर्गवत्; देवान् इत्यस्य विशेषण/समुच्चयः

Speakers

• Not specified in input (commonly framed within Pulastya–Nārada narration in the Vāmana Purāṇa)

Primary Deities

• Indra
• Rudra
• Sūrya (Arka)
• Vāyu (Māruta)

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Demon epithet and identity (Raktabīja)
• Sectarian harmony via inclusion of Rudra among devas opposed by adharma

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even the highest cosmic offices (Indra, Sūrya, Vāyu, and Rudra-as-deva) can be overwhelmed when adharma rises; the narrative sets the stage for restoration of balance through a higher recourse than ordinary divine power.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Carita/Vamśānucarita: it names a key antagonist and records his dominance over devas, a typical Purāṇic historiographic move that frames subsequent divine intervention.

What is the symbolic significance?

Listing Indra, Rudra, Sūrya, and Vāyu together emphasizes that adharma threatens the full spectrum of cosmic functions—sovereignty, dissolution/discipline, illumination, and life-breath. Including Rudra among the defeated devas also supports the Purāṇic non-sectarian frame: Śaiva and Vaidika deities stand together within a single cosmic order.