Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 65

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

Devanagari script

ततो निवारितो यक्षैर्हयारिर्मदनातुरः निपपात सरो दिव्यं ततो दैत्यैऽभवन्मृतः

Transliteration

tato nivārito yakṣairhayārirmadanāturaḥ nipapāta saro divyaṃ tato daityai'bhavanmṛtaḥ

Translation

随后，哈亚里（Hayāri）受到夜叉的阻拦并深受狂乱之苦，跌入了神圣的湖泊；于是那个戴提亚（Daitya）便在那时死去了。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/काल-देश (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• निवारितः: restrained/checked
• निवारितः: कर्ता-विशेषण (patient as subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘restrained’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यक्षैः: by the Yakṣas
• यक्षैः: कर्ता (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन

• हयारिः: Hayāri (enemy of horses; epithet)
• हयारिः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय + अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: हयानाम् अरिः (enemy of horses); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मदनातुरः: tormented by desire
• मदनातुरः: विशेषण (to Karta)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदन + आतुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: मदनेन आतुरः (afflicted by love); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण हयारिः प्रति

• निपपात: fell
• निपपात: क्रिया (मुख्य क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सरः: into a lake
• सरः: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: विशेषण (to Karma)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण सरः प्रति

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/काल-देश (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• दैत्यैः: by the Daityas
• दैत्यैः: कर्ता (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: क्रिया (मुख्य क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मृतः: dead
• मृतः: विधेय/विशेषण (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle) ‘dead’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अभवत् इति सह विधेय

Speakers

• Not stated in input (commonly framed in Vāmana Purāṇa as Pulastya ↔ Nārada
• but unspecified here)

Key Themes

• Daitya–Yakṣa Conflict
• Tīrtha/Sacred Waters
• Fate of the impious/violent

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Uncontrolled mada (frenzy, intoxication, pride) precipitates downfall; sacred spaces become arenas where adharma culminates in self-destruction, underscoring restraint and dharma.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative (accounts of beings and events) within a Tīrtha-māhātmya frame; not sarga/pratisarga but episodic exemplum tied to place-sanctity.

What is the symbolic significance?

The 'divine lake' functions as a moral boundary: when approached with violence and delusion, it becomes a threshold of death rather than purification—highlighting that tīrtha-phala depends on inner disposition.