Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 44
Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative
तत्रैको जलमध्यस्थो द्वितीयो ऽप्यग्निपञ्चमी करम्भश्चैव रम्भश्च यक्षं मालपटं प्रति
tatraiko jalamadhyastho dvitīyo 'pyagnipañcamī karambhaścaiva rambhaśca yakṣaṃ mālapaṭaṃ prati
அங்கே ஒருவர் நீரின் நடுவில் நிலைத்திருந்தார்; மற்றொருவர் அக்னிபஞ்சமி விரதம் (அக்னித் தவம்) மேற்கொண்டார். அவர்கள் கரம்பன் மற்றும் ரம்பன்; ‘மாலபட’ எனும் யக்ஷனை நோக்கி (உறுதியாக) இருந்தனர்।
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FAQs
Austerity is portrayed as technique-like—different disciplines (water-immersion, fire-observance) pursued for specific aims. The verse also hints that tapas can be weaponized (‘prati’), reminding that inner power without dharmic orientation tends toward conflict.
Vamśānucarita (accounts of beings and their acts), with incidental Manvantara-style divine polity (Devas responding to threats) beginning to emerge.
Water and fire austerities together symbolize mastery over opposing elements. Naming the Yakṣa adversary situates the episode within a layered cosmos where Asuras, Yakṣas, and Devas contend for influence over sacred spaces.