Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 30
Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative
शार्ङ्गमादाय च धनुरस्त्रं नारायणं हरे नमस्ते रक्ष रक्षघ्न ऐशान्यां शरणं गतः
śārṅgamādāya ca dhanurastraṃ nārāyaṇaṃ hare namaste rakṣa rakṣaghna aiśānyāṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
சார்ங்கம் எனும் வில்-ஆயுதத்தை ஏந்தி, ஓ நாராயணா, ஓ ஹரியே, உமக்கு நமஸ்காரம். ஓ ரக்ஷக்ஞா, ஈசான திசையில் என்னைக் காக்க; நான் உம்மிடம் சரணடைந்தேன்.
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FAQs
Divine protection is framed as both compassionate and forceful: Hari is not only worshipped but also invoked as the active remover of dangers, encouraging the devotee to combine devotion with vigilance and moral alignment.
This is a devotional-ritual passage (stotra/prayoga) that typically appears as an applied religious practice within Purāṇic teaching; it is not directly cosmogenesis or dynastic history but supports dharma through prescribed recitation.
Śārṅga represents focused, far-reaching divine will—protection that can ‘reach’ any threat. The aiśānya (north-east) is traditionally a potent, liminal direction; placing Hari’s bow there indicates sealing the most spiritually charged quarter with the Lord’s sovereignty.