Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Coronation, Shloka 50
Andhaka’s Coronation, Boons from Shiva, and the Daiva–Asura War (Vahana Catalogues)
शरैस्तु तीक्ष्णैरतितापयन्तः शस्त्रैरमोघैरभिताडयन्तः मन्दाकिनीवेगनिभां वहन्तीम् प्रवर्तयन्तो भयदां नदीं च
śaraistu tīkṣṇairatitāpayantaḥ śastrairamoghairabhitāḍayantaḥ mandākinīveganibhāṃ vahantīm pravartayanto bhayadāṃ nadīṃ ca
তারা তীক্ষ্ণ বাণে প্রবল যন্ত্রণা দিত এবং অমোঘ অস্ত্রে চারদিকে আঘাত করত; মন্দাকিনীর স্রোতের মতো বেগবতী, ভয়দায়ক এক ‘যুদ্ধ-নদী’কে তারা প্রবাহিত করল।
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FAQs
Violence, once unleashed, gains a self-propelling momentum like a river in spate; the Purāṇic lesson is to recognize how adharmic conflict becomes difficult to restrain and spreads fear widely.
Vamśānucarita/Carita: depiction of the actions and clashes of lineages (Devas/Daityas). The simile also supports Purāṇic didactic aims by making the consequences of conflict vividly intelligible.
The 'fear-giving river' evokes an inundation of suffering; Mandākinī (often associated with sacred waters) is inverted into a war-simile, highlighting how sacred natural imagery can be repurposed to show the overwhelming force of battle.