Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 20
Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative
ततः संपूज्य देवेशं पद्मनाभं जगद् गुरुम् विज्ञापयेन्मुनिश्रेष्ठ मन्त्रेणानेन सुव्रत
tataḥ saṃpūjya deveśaṃ padmanābhaṃ jagad gurum vijñāpayenmuniśreṣṭha mantreṇānena suvrata
ततः सम्यक् संपूज्य देवेशं पद्मनाभं जगद्गुरुम् । अनया मन्त्रेण सुव्रत मुनिश्रेष्ठ तं विज्ञापयेत् ॥
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FAQs
Ritual culminates in conscious articulation: the devotee ‘vijñāpayet’—does not demand, but petitions with humility. This models ethical prayer as respectful communication rather than transactional bargaining.
Like many Purāṇic sections, it serves as dharma/vrata instruction appended to narrative layers; it is not a core pañcalakṣaṇa topic but an applied liturgical/ritual prescription.
The sequence ‘saṃpūjya … vijñāpayet’ symbolizes that right action precedes right speech: worship (karma) prepares the mind for mantra (vāk) and intention (bhāva).