Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 51
Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative
अजेयो दैवतैः सर्वैः पुभिर्दैत्यैश्च पावक महाबलो वायुरिव कामरूपी कृतास्त्रवित्
ajeyo daivataiḥ sarvaiḥ pubhirdaityaiśca pāvaka mahābalo vāyuriva kāmarūpī kṛtāstravit
स सर्वैर्देवैः पुम्भिर्दैत्यैश्चाजेयो भवेत्, हे पावक; महाबलो वायुरिव, कामरूपी, कृतास्त्रवित् च।
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FAQs
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.
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.
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.