Vamana Purana — Sukeshi's Inquiry into Dharma, Shloka 54
Sukeshi’s Inquiry into Dharma: The Seven Dvipas and the Twenty-One Hells
ततो ऽन्धको मारुतचन्द्रभास्करान् साध्यान् सरुद्राश्विवसून् महोरगान् यान् याञ्शरेण स्पृशते पराक्रमी पराङ्मुखांस्तान्कृतवान् रणाजिरात्
tato 'ndhako mārutacandrabhāskarān sādhyān sarudrāśvivasūn mahoragān yān yāñśareṇa spṛśate parākramī parāṅmukhāṃstānkṛtavān raṇājirāt
Daraufhin ließ Andhaka, der Gewaltige, den Windgott, den Mond, die Sonne, die Sādhyas samt den Rudras, den Aśvins, den Vasus und den großen Schlangen—wen immer er mit seinen Pfeilen berührte—sich abwenden und vom Schlachtfeld zurückweichen.
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FAQs
Purāṇic battle catalogues teach that worldly or even celestial status does not guarantee steadfastness under force; endurance is ultimately grounded in dharma rather than mere rank or power.
Vamśānucarita: conflict episodes involving divine classes (gaṇas) and Daitya leaders, serving as moral-historical exempla within lineage-based narration.
The routing of wind, moon, sun, and deity-classes dramatizes a ‘cosmic eclipse’ motif: when adharma surges, even luminaries and life-sustaining forces appear to withdraw—anticipating a rebalancing by the supreme divine principle.