Vamana Purana — Sukeshi's Inquiry into Dharma, Shloka 32
Sukeshi’s Inquiry into Dharma: The Seven Dvipas and the Twenty-One Hells
स मृद्यमानो वरुणो गजेन्द्रं पद्भ्यां सुगाढं जगृहे महर्षे पादेषु भूमिं करयोः स्पृशंश्च मूर्द्धानमुल्लाल्य बलान्महात्मा
sa mṛdyamāno varuṇo gajendraṃ padbhyāṃ sugāḍhaṃ jagṛhe maharṣe pādeṣu bhūmiṃ karayoḥ spṛśaṃśca mūrddhānamullālya balānmahātmā
Während er zerdrückt wurde, ergriff Varuṇa — o großer Weiser — den Elefantenherrn fest an den Füßen. Als dessen Füße den Boden berührten und seine Hände/sein Rüssel herablangten, hob der Großgesinnte seinen Kopf mit Kraft empor.
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FAQs
Dharma is not merely endurance; it also includes decisive restraint of destructive force. Varuṇa embodies lawful control—meeting violence with measured but effective counteraction.
Vamśānucarita / narrative action sequence: a martial episode illustrating deva-function (Varuṇa as regulator). It supports Purāṇic didactic aims through exemplary conflict and resolution motifs.
Grasping the feet and lifting the head reverses domination: the ‘foundation’ (feet on earth) is controlled, and the ‘pride/command’ (head) is raised—symbolizing the reassertion of cosmic governance over unruly power.