Vamana Purana — Sukeshi's Inquiry into Dharma, Shloka 30
Sukeshi’s Inquiry into Dharma: The Seven Dvipas and the Twenty-One Hells
तं मर्द्यमानं वीक्ष्याथ शशाङ्कः शिशिराशुमान् अभ्येत्य ताडयामास मार्गणैः कायदारणैः
taṃ mardyamānaṃ vīkṣyātha śaśāṅkaḥ śiśirāśumān abhyetya tāḍayāmāsa mārgaṇaiḥ kāyadāraṇaiḥ
Als er sah, wie jener zerdrückt wurde, trat Śaśāṅka (der Mond), schnell mit winterkalten Strahlen, heran und traf den Angreifer mit pfeilen, die den Leib zerrissen.
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FAQs
Even cosmic regulators (like the Moon) are portrayed as upholding ṛta (cosmic order) when it is threatened; aid arrives when disorder escalates, emphasizing solidarity among divine forces to restore balance.
Vamśānucarita / narrative of divine and semi-divine actors in historical-legendary conflict (a dynastic/cosmic episode rather than sarga/pratisarga). It functions as an itihāsa-like combat vignette embedded in the Purāṇic narration.
The Moon’s “cool/wintry rays” becoming weaponized suggests that even soothing, nourishing cosmic principles can take a fierce form to restrain adharma—gentleness and severity are complementary modes of maintaining order.