Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

एतानि ते मयोक्तानि व्रतान्युक्तानि कामिभिः प्रक्ष्याम्यधुना त्वेतद्वैष्णवं पञ्जरं शुभम्

Transliteration

etāni te mayoktāni vratānyuktāni kāmibhiḥ prakṣyāmyadhunā tvetadvaiṣṇavaṃ pañjaraṃ śubham

Translation

నేను నీకు చెప్పిన ఈ వ్రతాలు కోరికలు కలవారికి శాస్త్రవిధిగా నిర్దేశించబడినవే. ఇప్పుడు నేను నీకు ఈ శుభమైన వైష్ణవ ‘పంజరం’ (రక్షాకవచం/ప్రార్థన) బోధిస్తాను.

Word by Word

• etāni: these (things)
• etāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Dative (चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular

• uktāni: said / spoken
• uktāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त/क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural; agrees with etāni

• vratāni: vows
• vratāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• uktāni: taught / stated
• uktāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle, Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural; agrees with vratāni

• kāmibhiḥ: by desirous persons / by those seeking (results)
• kāmibhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural

• prakṣyāmi: I shall tell / I will explain
• prakṣyāmi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√kṣā (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, Periphrastic future), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• adhunā: now
• adhunā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhunā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (कालवाचक)

• tu: but / indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular

• vaiṣṇavam: Vaiṣṇava / pertaining to Viṣṇu
• vaiṣṇavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaiṣṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; qualifies pañjaram

• pañjaram: cage; protective enclosure (mantric armor)
• pañjaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañjara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; qualifies pañjaram

Speakers

• Primary frame likely Pulastya to Nārada (Vrata instruction context)

Primary Deities

• Vishnu

Key Themes

• Vaishnavism
• Bhakti
• Vrata/Rituals
• Protective Mantras

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Ritual discipline (vrata) is paired with surrender and remembrance of the deity; protection is framed as arising from devotion and prescribed practice rather than mere worldly strategy.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This passage is primarily Dharma/Ācāra material (vrata-vidhi) rather than the core pañcalakṣaṇa topics; it sits adjacent to purāṇic instruction that supports right conduct.

What is the symbolic significance?

“Pañjara” symbolizes a sacral boundary: the devotee is ‘enclosed’ by Viṣṇu’s presence and power, anticipating the directional guarding that follows in subsequent verses.