Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Coronation, Shloka 8
Andhaka’s Coronation, Boons from Shiva, and the Daiva–Asura War (Vahana Catalogues)
पराजित्य महीपालान् सहायार्थे नियोज्य चा तैः समं मेरुशिखरं जगामाद्भुतदर्शनम्
parājitya mahīpālān sahāyārthe niyojya cā taiḥ samaṃ meruśikharaṃ jagāmādbhutadarśanam
Habiendo sometido a los reyes de la tierra y destinándolos como aliados para el auxilio, marchó con ellos a la cumbre del monte Meru, de visión maravillosa.
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FAQs
Power is portrayed as being consolidated to meet a higher collective purpose: even earthly rulers (mahīpālas) are subordinated and redirected toward a larger cosmic objective, suggesting that political authority is ultimately instrumental within dharma-driven cosmic order.
Best classified under Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative (accounts of rulers and conflicts) rather than sarga/pratisarga; it functions as episodic history of divine and royal actors in a campaign setting.
Meru symbolizes the cosmic axis and seat of divine order; the movement toward Meru indicates a reorientation from terrestrial politics to a cosmic center, where decisions and battles often take on universal significance.