Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Coronation, Shloka 29
Andhaka’s Coronation, Boons from Shiva, and the Daiva–Asura War (Vahana Catalogues)
शङ्कुकर्णस्य तुरगो हयग्रीवस्य कुञ्जरः रथो मयस्य विख्यातो दुन्दुभेश्च महोरगः शम्बरस्य विमानो ऽभूदयः शङ्कोर्मृगाधिपः
śaṅkukarṇasya turago hayagrīvasya kuñjaraḥ ratho mayasya vikhyāto dundubheśca mahoragaḥ śambarasya vimāno 'bhūdayaḥ śaṅkormṛgādhipaḥ
Śaṅkukarṇa avait un cheval ; Hayagrīva, un éléphant. Maya était renommé pour son char, et Dundubhi pour son grand serpent. Śambara possédait un vimāna, char aérien, et Ayaḥśaṅku avait pour monture le seigneur des bêtes — un lion.
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FAQs
Power and ingenuity (ratha, vimāna, serpent-force) are portrayed as morally neutral instruments; their ethical value depends on alignment with dharma. The cataloging of asuric resources heightens the contrast between mere might and righteous order.
Primarily within Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narration (accounts of beings and their deeds) rather than cosmogenesis; it functions as episodic history of conflicts among devas and daityas.
The variety of mounts and vehicles symbolizes the many modalities of power—earthly (horse/elephant), technological/constructed (Maya’s chariot), chthonic/serpentine (mahoraga), and aerial (vimāna). This frames the coming battle as a clash of comprehensive forces, not merely armies.