Vamana Purana — Sukeshi's Inquiry into Dharma, Shloka 55
Sukeshi’s Inquiry into Dharma: The Seven Dvipas and the Twenty-One Hells
ततो विजित्यामरसैन्यसुग्रं सेन्द्रं सरुद्रं सयमं ससोमम् संपूज्यमानो दनुपुङ्गवैस्तु तदान्धको भूमिमुपाजगाम
tato vijityāmarasainyasugraṃ sendraṃ sarudraṃ sayamaṃ sasomam saṃpūjyamāno danupuṅgavaistu tadāndhako bhūmimupājagāma
Puis Andhaka, ayant vaincu la redoutable armée des dieux—avec Indra, avec Rudra, avec Yama et avec Soma—et tandis qu’il était honoré par les plus éminents des Dānavas, parvint sur la terre.
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FAQs
Power gained through conquest is portrayed as unstable and morally ambiguous; the text foreshadows that domination over divine and cosmic order invites corrective rebalancing (dharma’s restoration), a common Purāṇic ethical arc.
Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative (accounts of notable beings and events), also touching on Manvantara-like governance themes insofar as Deva rulership is challenged, but it is not a sarga/pratisarga passage.
The inclusion of Rudra alongside Indra, Yama, and Soma underscores a non-sectarian cosmology: all divine functions (sovereignty, dissolution/ascetic power, death/justice, lunar-sacrificial order) can be eclipsed by adharma temporarily, necessitating eventual restoration.