Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Coronation, Shloka 45
Andhaka’s Coronation, Boons from Shiva, and the Daiva–Asura War (Vahana Catalogues)
तस्मिञ्शिवाघोररवे प्रवृत्ते मुरासुराणां सुभयङ्करे ह युद्धं बभौ प्राणपणेपविद्धं द्वन्द्वे ऽतिशस्त्राक्षगतो दुरोदरः // वम्प्_9.44 हिरण्यचक्षुस्तनयो रणे ऽन्धको रथे स्थितो वाजिसहस्रयोजिते मत्तेभष्टष्टस्थितमुग्रतेजसं समेयिवान् देवपतिं शतक्रतुम्
tasmiñśivāghorarave pravṛtte murāsurāṇāṃ subhayaṅkare ha yuddhaṃ babhau prāṇapaṇepaviddhaṃ dvandve 'tiśastrākṣagato durodaraḥ // VamP_9.44 hiraṇyacakṣustanayo raṇe 'ndhako rathe sthito vājisahasrayojite mattebhaṣṭaṣṭasthitamugratejasaṃ sameyivān devapatiṃ śatakratum
Lorsque s’éleva le rugissement terrible de Śiva, qui épouvantait les troupes des Daityas, la bataille s’embrasa : chacun y mettait sa vie en gage. Dans le duel, le puissant Durodara, le regard fixé sur la multitude des armes, s’avança. Andhaka, fils de Hiraṇyākṣa, se tenait au combat sur un char attelé de mille chevaux, pourvu de huit éléphants en rut et d’un éclat farouche ; il sortit à la rencontre de Śatakratu (Indra), seigneur des dieux.
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FAQs
The verse frames warfare as a field where dharma is tested through courage and resolve—combatants ‘stake life itself’ (prāṇa-paṇa). It also implies that divine presence (here, Śiva’s awe-inspiring roar) can function as a cosmic signal that the conflict has reached a decisive, fate-bearing phase.
This belongs to Vaṁśānucarita/Carita-type narration (accounts of beings and their exploits), specifically the Deva–Asura struggle episodes commonly embedded within dynastic and heroic narratives rather than sarga/pratisarga cosmogenesis.
Śiva’s ‘aghora’ roar operating in a Deva–Asura battlefield subtly reinforces the Purāṇic non-exclusivism: even where Indra is the immediate divine leader, Śiva’s power is portrayed as an active cosmic force shaping outcomes—hinting at complementary divine agency rather than sectarian separation.