Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Coronation, Shloka 24
Andhaka’s Coronation, Boons from Shiva, and the Daiva–Asura War (Vahana Catalogues)
नारद उवाच/ गदितानि सुरादीनां वाहनानि त्वया मुने दैत्यानां वाहनान्येवं यथावद् वक्तुमर्हसि
nārada uvāca/ gaditāni surādīnāṃ vāhanāni tvayā mune daityānāṃ vāhanānyevaṃ yathāvad vaktumarhasi
قال نارادا: «يا أيها الحكيم، لقد وصفتَ مركبات الدِّيفات وغيرهم. فهلاّ أخبرتَ الآن، على الترتيب اللائق، بمركبات الدَّيتْيَات كذلك؟»
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FAQs
A complete understanding of conflict requires knowing both sides—strengths, resources, and modes of action. The Purāṇic method models inquiry (praśna) as the engine of learning.
This is part of Vaṃśānucarita-style narrative exposition (supporting detail within an episode). It also reflects the Purāṇic ‘narrative frame’ technique, though that is a compositional feature rather than a pancalakṣaṇa category.
The request to enumerate Daitya vāhanas hints that adharma too has organized power and ‘vehicles’—symbolizing how desire, pride, and force also find instruments. Knowing them is prerequisite to transcending them.