Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 70
Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative
स नामतः स्मृतो दैत्यो रक्तबीजो महामुन् यो ऽजयत् सर्वतो देवान् सेन्द्ररुद्रार्कमारुतान्
sa nāmataḥ smṛto daityo raktabījo mahāmun yo 'jayat sarvato devān sendrarudrārkamārutān
اے مہامُنی، وہ دَیتیہ نام سے ‘رَکتبیج’ کے طور پر یاد کیا جاتا ہے؛ جس نے اِندر، رُدر، سورج اور ماروت (ہوا) سمیت دیوتاؤں کو ہر سمت سے مغلوب کر لیا تھا۔
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FAQs
Even the highest cosmic offices (Indra, Sūrya, Vāyu, and Rudra-as-deva) can be overwhelmed when adharma rises; the narrative sets the stage for restoration of balance through a higher recourse than ordinary divine power.
Carita/Vamśānucarita: it names a key antagonist and records his dominance over devas, a typical Purāṇic historiographic move that frames subsequent divine intervention.
Listing Indra, Rudra, Sūrya, and Vāyu together emphasizes that adharma threatens the full spectrum of cosmic functions—sovereignty, dissolution/discipline, illumination, and life-breath. Including Rudra among the defeated devas also supports the Purāṇic non-sectarian frame: Śaiva and Vaidika deities stand together within a single cosmic order.