Vamana Purana — Sukeshi's Inquiry into Dharma, Shloka 3
The Seven Dvipas and Twenty-One Hells
तावन्योन्यं सुतीक्ष्णाग्रैः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः रुक्मपुङ्खैर्महावेगैराजघ्नतुरुभावपि
tāvanyonyaṃ sutīkṣṇāgraiḥ śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ rukmapuṅkhairmahāvegairājaghnaturubhāvapi
ثم إن كليهما ضرب الآخر بسهامٍ شديدة الحدّة، محكمة المفاصل، ذات ريشٍ ذهبي، مندَفعة بقوة عظيمة.
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FAQs
Mutual striking underscores how conflict escalates through retaliation; Purāṇic battle scenes often imply that without dharma-guidance, strength breeds cyclical harm.
Carita/Vamśānucarita-style episode embedded in deity–asura antagonism; it functions as narrative support for later theological or moral conclusions.
The ‘well-crafted’ and ‘gold-fletched’ arrows symbolize refined capability; the Purāṇa contrasts refinement of means with the need for refinement of ends (dharma).