Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Coronation, Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

प्रह्लादस्य रथो दिव्यश्चन्द्रवर्णैर्हयोत्तमैः उह्यमानस्तथाष्टाभिः श्वेतरुक्ममयः सुभः

Transliteration

prahlādasya ratho divyaścandravarṇairhayottamaiḥ uhyamānastathāṣṭābhiḥ śvetarukmamayaḥ subhaḥ

Translation

Prah­lādās Wagen war göttlich, gezogen von vortrefflichen Pferden von mondgleicher Farbe; von acht Pferden getragen, glückverheißend, und aus strahlendem Weißgold gefertigt.

Word by Word

• प्रह्लादस्य: of Prahlāda
• प्रह्लादस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्लाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• रथः: chariot
• रथः: कर्ता/विषय (Subject/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दिव्यः: divine
• दिव्यः: विशेषण (Qualifier of ‘रथः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• चन्द्र-वर्णैः: moon-colored
• चन्द्र-वर्णैः: विशेषण (Qualifier of ‘हयोत्तमैः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय; ‘moon-colored/white’ (qualifying the horses)

• हय-उत्तमैः: with the best horses
• हय-उत्तमैः: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘best horses’

• उह्यमानः: being drawn
• उह्यमानः: विशेषण (Qualifier of ‘रथः’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present Passive Participle/शानच् in passive sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; धातु: वह् ‘to carry’; ‘being carried/drawn’

• तथा: also
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण ‘likewise/also’

• अष्टाभिः: with eight (of them)
• अष्टाभिः: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (सामान्यतः) पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण—‘by/with eight (horses)’

• श्वेत-रुक्म-मयः: made of white gold
• श्वेत-रुक्म-मयः: विशेषण (Qualifier of ‘रथः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक) + रुक्म (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘made of white gold’ (material sense)

• सुभः: splendid/beautiful
• सुभः: विशेषण (Qualifier of ‘रथः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (rare/poetic)

Speakers

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

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Prahlāda traditions
• Auspicious symbolism

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Prahlāda is traditionally a paradigmatic bhakta; even when situated among Daityas, his depiction with ‘auspicious’ brilliance can suggest that devotion and inner virtue confer a distinct radiance beyond factional identity.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita / Carita: descriptive narration of a prominent figure within dynastic/heroic accounts, not cosmogenesis.

What is the symbolic significance?

Moon-like horses and ‘white-gold’ construction signal sattva/śubha qualities (coolness, clarity, auspiciousness), contrasting with more tamasic imagery often associated with Asuras—hinting at Prahlāda’s exceptional nature.