Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

स्कन्दस्य बन्धुजीवस्तु रवेरश्वत्थ एव च कात्यायनयाः शमीजाताबिल्वो लक्ष्मायाः करे ऽभवत्

Transliteration

skandasya bandhujīvastu raveraśvattha eva ca kātyāyanayāḥ śamījātābilvo lakṣmāyāḥ kare 'bhavat

Translation

سکند کے لیے بندھوجیو پودا پیدا ہوا؛ اور روی (سورج) کے لیے اشوتھ ہی۔ کاتیاینی سے شمی کا درخت پیدا ہوا؛ اور لکشمی کے ہاتھ میں بیلْو (بلوا) آ ٹھہرا۔

Word by Word

• स्कन्दस्य: of Skanda
• स्कन्दस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive singular

• बन्धुजीवः: the bandhujīva plant (scarlet ixora / pomegranate-flower, context-dependent)
• बन्धुजीवः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धुजीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (emphasis/contrast)

• रवेः: of the Sun
• रवेः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive singular

• अश्वत्थः: the aśvattha tree (sacred fig)
• अश्वत्थः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphatic particle

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (समुच्चय/Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• कात्यायनयाः: of Kātyāyanī
• कात्यायनयाः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कात्यायनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive singular

• शमी-जातः: born from the śamī tree
• शमी-जातः: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शमी (प्रातिपदिक) + जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शम्याः जातः); क्त-कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• बिल्वः: the bilva tree (bael)
• बिल्वः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• लक्ष्मायाः: of Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मायाः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive singular

• करे: in/on the hand
• करे: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: क्रिया (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘became/was’

Speakers

• Likely Pulastya to Nārada (standard frame; not explicit in excerpt)

Primary Deities

• Skanda
• Sūrya (Ravi)
• Kātyāyanī (Devī)
• Lakṣmī

Key Themes

• Sacred flora
• Goddess traditions (Śākta)
• Shaiva-Vaishnava-Śākta coexistence
• Ritual botany

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Religious life is presented as integrative: multiple deities and paths share a common sacred world. Reverence for specific trees supports ritual discipline (vrata, pūjā materials) and cultivates gratitude toward nature as a divine gift.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is a sarga-type enumerative passage (manifestation and ordering of sacred correspondences), not a dynastic genealogy or manvantara account.

What is the symbolic significance?

Aśvattha’s link with Sūrya highlights vitality and cosmic order; bilva in Lakṣmī’s hand signals prosperity and auspiciousness; śamī from Kātyāyanī evokes protective power and victory; Skanda’s plant points to martial/fiery energy transposed into botanical symbolism.