Vamana Purana — Sukeshi's Inquiry into Dharma, Shloka 4
Sukeshi’s Inquiry into Dharma: The Seven Dvipas and the Twenty-One Hells
चचः क्रुद्धूः शतमखः कुलिशं भ्राम्य पाणिना चिक्षेप दैत्यराजाय तं ददर्श तथान्धकः
cacaḥ kruddhūḥ śatamakhaḥ kuliśaṃ bhrāmya pāṇinā cikṣepa daityarājāya taṃ dadarśa tathāndhakaḥ
তেতিয়া ক্ৰুদ্ধ শতমখ (ইন্দ্ৰ) এ হাতে বজ্ৰ ঘূৰাই দৈত্যৰাজৰ ওপৰত নিক্ষেপ কৰিলে; অন্ধকে তাক আহি থকা দেখিলে।
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FAQs
Divine authority responds decisively when governance is threatened; the vajra represents punitive power meant to restore order, ideally exercised from duty rather than rage.
Carita/Vamśānucarita narrative: a battle-episode within the ongoing accounts of divine and anti-divine lineages and their conflicts.
The vajra (kuliśa) signifies indra-śakti: the concentrated force of dharmic sovereignty. Andhaka ‘seeing’ it emphasizes the moment of moral reckoning before consequence.