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
اے پاوک! وہ تمام دیوتاؤں اور مرد دَیتّیوں کے لیے بھی ناقابلِ شکست ہو؛ ہوا کی مانند عظیم قوت والا، اپنی خواہش سے روپ بدلنے والا، اور اسلحہ و استر-विद्या میں ماہر ہو۔
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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.