Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 10

Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī

Devanagari script

स चासीद् देवसेनानीर्दैत्यदर्फविनाशनः

Transliteration

sa cāsīd devasenānīrdaityadarphavināśanaḥ

Translation

Y llegó a ser el generalísimo del ejército de los dioses, el destructor del orgullo de los Daityas.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथम), Singular

• deva-senānīḥ: commander of the gods
• deva-senānīḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + senānī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): devānāṃ senānīḥ → devasenānīḥ; "commander of the gods"

• daitya-darpa-vināśanaḥ: destroyer of the demons' pride
• daitya-darpa-vināśanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate nominative/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + darpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vināśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; multi-member तत्पुरुष: daityānāṃ darpaḥ (pride of demons) + vināśanaḥ (destroyer) → "destroyer of the demons' pride"

Speakers

• Pulastya narrating within the frame-dialogue

Primary Deities

• Skanda (Kārttikeya)
• Devas (collective)

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Divine warfare
• Protection of cosmic order (dharma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Arrogance (darpa) is portrayed as the true enemy; divine leadership functions to restore balance by curbing hubris and re-establishing dharma.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita/Carita: a concise characterization of Skanda’s role and function in the mythic-historical order.

What is the symbolic significance?

Skanda as Devasenānī symbolizes disciplined power in service of righteousness—martial force is legitimized only when directed toward the destruction of adharma expressed as daitya ‘pride.’