Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Coronation, Shloka 18

Andhaka’s Coronation, Boons from Shiva, and the Daiva–Asura War (Vahana Catalogues)

Devanagari script

रौद्रः शकटचक्राक्षः शैलाकारो नरोत्तमः अम्बिकापादसंभूतो वाहनं धनदस्य तु

Transliteration

raudraḥ śakaṭacakrākṣaḥ śailākāro narottamaḥ ambikāpādasaṃbhūto vāhanaṃ dhanadasya tu

Translation

ৰৌদ্ৰ নামে এক নৰোত্তম আছে; তেওঁৰ চকু শকটচক্ৰৰ দৰে আৰু দেহ শৈলাকাৰ। তেওঁ অম্বিকাৰ পাদৰ পৰা উৎপন্ন, আৰু তেওঁৱেই ধনদ (কুবেৰ)-ৰ বাহন।

Word by Word

• raudraḥ: fierce, terrible
• raudraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjectival)

• śakaṭa-cakra-akṣaḥ: (one) whose axle is like a cart-wheel / cart-wheel-axled (epithet)
• śakaṭa-cakra-akṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakaṭa + cakra + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) — ‘शकटस्य चक्रस्य अक्षः’ इति (axle of a cart-wheel)

• śaila-ākāraḥ: mountain-shaped, like a mountain
• śaila-ākāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaila + ākāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) — ‘शैल इव आकारः’ (mountain-like in form)

• nara-uttamaḥ: best of men
• nara-uttamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) — ‘नराणाम् उत्तमः’ (best among men)

• ambikā-pāda-saṃbhūtaḥ: born from Ambikā’s foot
• ambikā-pāda-saṃbhūtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ambikā + pāda + saṃbhūta (कृदन्त; √bhū धातु, उपसर्गः सम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘सम्भूत’ = arisen/produced; समासः (तत्पुरुष) — ‘अम्बिकायाः पादात् सम्भूतः’ (born from Ambikā’s foot)

• vāhanam: vehicle, mount
• vāhanam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; here predicate nominative/apposition

• dhanadasya: of Dhanada (Kubera)
• dhanadasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) — contrast/emphasis

Speakers

• Not specified in input (often Pulastya → Nārada framework)

Primary Deities

• Ambikā (Pārvatī/Durgā)
• Rudra (Śiva, by association of ‘Raudra’)
• Kubera (Dhanada)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Śākta elements (Ambikā)
• Deity iconography (vāhana lists)
• Cosmic administration (Kubera’s associations)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "raudra", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Wealth and its governance (Kubera/Dhanada) is portrayed as supported by forces emerging from the divine feminine (Ambikā), implying that prosperity is rooted in śakti (power) and must remain integrated with dharmic order rather than mere accumulation.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is cosmological/functional cataloguing under Sarga-type material (emanations and assignments), rather than dynastic history (Vaṃśa/Vaṃśānucarita) or dissolution cycles (Pralaya/Pratisarga).

What is the symbolic significance?

Ambikā’s ‘foot’ as an origin-point evokes grounding/support: the base (pāda) of the Goddess generates a carrier for the lord of wealth, suggesting prosperity should be ‘grounded’ in the stabilizing, protective power of the Goddess and aligned with Rudra’s fierce guardianship.