Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

पुष्षैः पुत्रैः फलैर्वापि गन्धवर्णरस्न्वितैः ओषधीभिश्च मुख्याभिर्यावत्स्याच्छरदागमः

Transliteration

puṣṣaiḥ putraiḥ phalairvāpi gandhavarṇarasnvitaiḥ oṣadhībhiśca mukhyābhiryāvatsyāccharadāgamaḥ

Translation

Với hoa, với con trai (hoặc: các lễ vật cầu tự), hoặc với trái cây đầy đủ hương, sắc, vị—lại thêm các dược thảo tuyển chọn bậc nhất—người ta nên tiếp tục nghi lễ cho đến khi mùa thu đến.

Word by Word

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: करण (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• पुत्रैः: with sons
• पुत्रैः: करण (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• फलैः: with fruits
• फलैः: करण (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• वा: or
• वा: समुच्चय/विकल्प (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक निपात (also/even)

• गन्धवर्णरसान्वितैः: endowed with fragrance, color, and taste
• गन्धवर्णरसान्वितैः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (समाहार/सम्बन्ध); तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (agreeing with offerings)

• ओषधीभिः: with herbs/medicinal plants
• ओषधीभिः: करण (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग

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

• मुख्याभिः: principal/choice
• मुख्याभिः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (agreeing with ओषधीभिः)

• यावत्: until/as long as
• यावत्: कालावधि (Temporal limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधिवाचक (until/as long as)

• स्यात्: may be/should be
• स्यात्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शरदागमः: the coming of autumn
• शरदागमः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरद् (प्रातिपदिक) + आगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

Speakers

• Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt

Primary Deities

• Viṣṇu

Key Themes

• Seasonal observance
• Offerings (upacāra)
• Ritual continuity
• Prosperity/progeny associations

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Dharma is sustained through regular, tangible acts—offerings aligned with nature’s cycles. The inclusion of family/progeny language (putra) suggests that devotion is ideally integrated with household life and continuity of responsibility.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is ācāra-oriented guidance (ritual regimen across a season). In Purāṇic composition it typically accompanies tīrtha-māhātmya and vrata-kathā sections rather than cosmogenesis (sarga/pratisarga) or dynastic history.

What is the symbolic significance?

Fragrance-color-taste (gandha-varṇa-rasa) represent the world’s sensory fullness offered back to the divine, converting bhoga into yoga. Autumn’s arrival marks a calendrical boundary—ritual time is sacralized by seasonal thresholds.