Vamana Purana — Sukeshi's Inquiry into Dharma, Shloka 32
Sukeshi’s Inquiry into Dharma: The Seven Dvipas and the Twenty-One Hells
स मृद्यमानो वरुणो गजेन्द्रं पद्भ्यां सुगाढं जगृहे महर्षे पादेषु भूमिं करयोः स्पृशंश्च मूर्द्धानमुल्लाल्य बलान्महात्मा
sa mṛdyamāno varuṇo gajendraṃ padbhyāṃ sugāḍhaṃ jagṛhe maharṣe pādeṣu bhūmiṃ karayoḥ spṛśaṃśca mūrddhānamullālya balānmahātmā
وبينما كان يُسحَقُ، أمسك فَرُونَةُ—يا أيها الحكيمُ العظيم—بقدمي سيدِ الفيلةِ إمساكاً شديداً. ولمّا لامست قدماه الأرضَ وامتدّت يداه/خرطومُه إلى أسفل، رفعَ ذو النفسِ العظيمةِ رأسَه بقوةٍ.
{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }
FAQs
Dharma is not merely endurance; it also includes decisive restraint of destructive force. Varuṇa embodies lawful control—meeting violence with measured but effective counteraction.
Vamśānucarita / narrative action sequence: a martial episode illustrating deva-function (Varuṇa as regulator). It supports Purāṇic didactic aims through exemplary conflict and resolution motifs.
Grasping the feet and lifting the head reverses domination: the ‘foundation’ (feet on earth) is controlled, and the ‘pride/command’ (head) is raised—symbolizing the reassertion of cosmic governance over unruly power.