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Vamana Purana — Ritadhvaja Aids Galava, Shloka 25

Ritadhvaja’s Aid to Galava and Andhaka’s Infatuation with Gauri

Devanagari script

मा मैवं वद दैत्येन्द्र जगतो जननी त्वियम् लोकनाथस्य भार्योयं शङ्करस्य त्रिशूलिनः

Transliteration

mā maivaṃ vada daityendra jagato jananī tviyam lokanāthasya bhāryoyaṃ śaṅkarasya triśūlinaḥ

Translation

“Do not speak thus, O lord of the Daityas. You are, as it were, the mother of the world. This lady is the wife of the Lord of the worlds—Śaṅkara, the trident-bearer.”

Word by Word

mādo not

evamthus / like this

vadaspeak

daitya-indraO lord of the Daityas

jagataḥof the world

jananīmother

tuindeed / but

iyamthis (she)

loka-nāthasyaof the lord of the world

bhāryāwife

iyamthis (she)

śaṅkarasyaof Śaṅkara (Śiva)

triśūlinaḥof the trident-bearer

Speakers

An admonisher (a counselor/attendant figure in the narrative) addressing the Daitya-king (Andhaka)

Primary Deities

Shiva (Śaṅkara, Triśūlin)

Key Themes

Dharma (restraint and right conduct)Condemnation of paradāra (coveting another’s spouse)Protection of cosmic order through moral admonition

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why is the Daitya addressed as “mother of the world” (jagato jananī)?

It is a rhetorical, dharma-oriented rebuke: even a powerful ruler should behave as a universal guardian, like a parent, not as a predator. The epithet heightens the shame of the intended transgression.

Who is “the Lord of the worlds” (lokanātha) in this verse?

Here it refers to Śiva, explicitly identified as Śaṅkara and triśūlin (trident-bearer), underscoring that the woman being spoken of is under Śiva’s protection as his consort.

What ethical principle is being asserted?

That desire directed toward another’s spouse (paradāra) is adharma and a direct affront to the cosmic sovereign (here, Śiva), inviting ruin for the offender and disorder in society.