Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

घृतं तिला ब्रीहियवा हिरण्यकन्कादि यत् मणिमुक्ताप्रवालानि वस्त्राणि विविधानि च

Transliteration

ghṛtaṃ tilā brīhiyavā hiraṇyakankādi yat maṇimuktāpravālāni vastrāṇi vividhāni ca

Translation

घृतं तिला ब्रीहियवा हिरण्यकङ्कादि यत्। मणिमुक्ताप्रवालानि वस्त्राणि विविधानि च॥

Word by Word

• घृतम्: ghee
• घृतम्: कर्म/विषय (Item offered)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• तिलाः: sesame seeds
• तिलाः: कर्म/विषय (Item offered)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग (also used as m./n. in lexica; here plural)

• ब्रीहियवाः: rice and barley
• ब्रीहियवाः: कर्म/विषय (Item offered)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रीहि (प्रातिपदिक) + यव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative); प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• हिरण्यकङ्कादि: gold, (kanka etc.) and the like
• हिरण्यकङ्कादि: कर्म/विषय (Item offered)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कङ्क (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (…आदि); प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (collective)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: सम्बन्ध/अनुवृत्ति (relative: whatever)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• मणिमुक्ताप्रवालानि: gems, pearls, and corals
• मणिमुक्ताप्रवालानि: कर्म/विषय (Items offered)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• वस्त्राणि: garments
• वस्त्राणि: कर्म/विषय (Items offered)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (agreeing with वस्त्राणि)

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

Speakers

• Dialogue frame not specified in the provided excerpt (commonly Pulastya → Nārada in this Purāṇa)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Keśava)

Key Themes

• Vaishnavism
• Bhakti
• Vrata/Rituals
• Dāna (religious gifting)
• Pūjā (worship)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "vira", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse frames worship as inseparable from generosity: offering sustenance (ghee, grains), wealth (gold, ornaments), and dignity/comfort (clothing) expresses devotion through tangible beneficence rather than mere sentiment.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This passage aligns best with Ācāra/Dharma-oriented material (vrata-vidhi and dāna) rather than the five classic purāṇic marks (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). In pancalakṣaṇa terms it is ancillary dharma-prayoga content.

What is the symbolic significance?

The listed items represent a spectrum of offerings: food-energy (ghṛta, grains), prosperity (hiraṇya), beauty and purity (pearls/coral), and social protection (vastra). Together they symbolize complete surrender of resources to dharma in service of Nārāyaṇa (Keśava).