Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 38
Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative
नाशयामास सा यत्र दानवं महिषासुरम् नमरं रक्तबीजं च तथान्यान् सुरकण्टकान्
nāśayāmāsa sā yatra dānavaṃ mahiṣāsuram namaraṃ raktabījaṃ ca tathānyān surakaṇṭakān
“Doon, sa pamamagitan niyon, winasak niya ang dānava na si Mahiṣāsura, si Namara, at si Raktabīja, at pati ang iba pang mga ‘tinik ng mga diyos’.”
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FAQs
Adharma is characterized as ‘surakaṇṭaka’—a thorn that obstructs cosmic welfare. The ethical thrust is that divine power (and by extension, righteous action) removes systemic harm, restoring conditions for dharma and protection of the vulnerable.
This is Carita/Vamśānucarita-type content: exemplary episodes of divine intervention against demonic forces, embedded in the Purāṇic narrative-teaching mode.
Mahiṣāsura often symbolizes brute, tamasic force and delusion; Raktabīja symbolizes proliferating ego-patterns—each ‘drop’ spawning more conflict. Their defeat signifies disciplined divine intelligence overcoming both blunt violence and self-replicating negativity.