Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

पुष्षैः पुत्रैः फलैर्वापि गन्धवर्णरस्न्वितैः ओषधीभिश्च मुख्याभिर्यावत्स्याच्छरदागमः

Transliteration

puṣṣaiḥ putraiḥ phalairvāpi gandhavarṇarasnvitaiḥ oṣadhībhiśca mukhyābhiryāvatsyāccharadāgamaḥ

Translation

ਫੁੱਲਾਂ ਨਾਲ, ਪੁੱਤਰ-ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਅਰਪਣਾਂ ਨਾਲ, ਜਾਂ ਸੁਗੰਧ, ਰੰਗ ਅਤੇ ਰਸ ਵਾਲੇ ਫਲਾਂ ਨਾਲ—ਅਤੇ ਉੱਤਮ ਔਸ਼ਧੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਵੀ—ਸ਼ਰਦ ਰੁੱਤ ਦੇ ਆਉਣ ਤੱਕ (ਇਹ ਵਿਧੀ) ਕਰਨੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: करण (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• पुत्रैः: with sons
• पुत्रैः: करण (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• फलैः: with fruits
• फलैः: करण (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• वा: or
• वा: समुच्चय/विकल्प (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक निपात (also/even)

• गन्धवर्णरसान्वितैः: endowed with fragrance, color, and taste
• गन्धवर्णरसान्वितैः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (समाहार/सम्बन्ध); तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (agreeing with offerings)

• ओषधीभिः: with herbs/medicinal plants
• ओषधीभिः: करण (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• मुख्याभिः: principal/choice
• मुख्याभिः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (agreeing with ओषधीभिः)

• यावत्: until/as long as
• यावत्: कालावधि (Temporal limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधिवाचक (until/as long as)

• स्यात्: may be/should be
• स्यात्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शरदागमः: the coming of autumn
• शरदागमः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरद् (प्रातिपदिक) + आगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

Speakers

• Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt

Primary Deities

• Viṣṇu

Key Themes

• Seasonal observance
• Offerings (upacāra)
• Ritual continuity
• Prosperity/progeny associations

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Dharma is sustained through regular, tangible acts—offerings aligned with nature’s cycles. The inclusion of family/progeny language (putra) suggests that devotion is ideally integrated with household life and continuity of responsibility.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is ācāra-oriented guidance (ritual regimen across a season). In Purāṇic composition it typically accompanies tīrtha-māhātmya and vrata-kathā sections rather than cosmogenesis (sarga/pratisarga) or dynastic history.

What is the symbolic significance?

Fragrance-color-taste (gandha-varṇa-rasa) represent the world’s sensory fullness offered back to the divine, converting bhoga into yoga. Autumn’s arrival marks a calendrical boundary—ritual time is sacralized by seasonal thresholds.