Vamana Purana — Sukeshi's Inquiry into Dharma, Shloka 55
Sukeshi’s Inquiry into Dharma: The Seven Dvipas and the Twenty-One Hells
ततो विजित्यामरसैन्यसुग्रं सेन्द्रं सरुद्रं सयमं ससोमम् संपूज्यमानो दनुपुङ्गवैस्तु तदान्धको भूमिमुपाजगाम
tato vijityāmarasainyasugraṃ sendraṃ sarudraṃ sayamaṃ sasomam saṃpūjyamāno danupuṅgavaistu tadāndhako bhūmimupājagāma
ثم إن أندهاكا، بعدما قهر جيش الآلهة الشديد—مع إندرا، ومع رودرا، ومع يَما، ومع سوما—وبينما كان يُكرَّم من سادة الدانافا، أقبل إلى الأرض.
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FAQs
Power gained through conquest is portrayed as unstable and morally ambiguous; the text foreshadows that domination over divine and cosmic order invites corrective rebalancing (dharma’s restoration), a common Purāṇic ethical arc.
Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative (accounts of notable beings and events), also touching on Manvantara-like governance themes insofar as Deva rulership is challenged, but it is not a sarga/pratisarga passage.
The inclusion of Rudra alongside Indra, Yama, and Soma underscores a non-sectarian cosmology: all divine functions (sovereignty, dissolution/ascetic power, death/justice, lunar-sacrificial order) can be eclipsed by adharma temporarily, necessitating eventual restoration.