Shloka 7
The Origin and Worship of Bhauma
Mars/Lohitāṅga
व्यास उवाच । हिरण्याक्षकुले धीमानसुराणां च पार्थिवः । अंधकेति समाख्यातो दैत्यः सर्वसुरांतकृत्
vyāsa uvāca | hiraṇyākṣakule dhīmānasurāṇāṃ ca pārthivaḥ | aṃdhaketi samākhyāto daityaḥ sarvasurāṃtakṛt
વ્યાસે કહ્યું—હિરણ્યાક્ષના કુળમાં અસુરોમાં એક ધીમાન રાજા થયો; ‘અંધક’ નામે પ્રસિદ્ધ તે દૈત્ય સર્વ દેવોના વિનાશકર્તા બન્યો।
Vyāsa
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अंधकेति = अंधक + इति; सर्वसुरांतकृत् = सर्वसुरान्तकृत् (समास; सुरान्त = सुर + अन्त).
FAQs
The verse identifies Andhaka as a Daitya born in the lineage of Hiraṇyākṣa, famed as a powerful enemy of the Devas.
It situates Andhaka within a known Asura genealogy, a common Purāṇic technique for linking characters to earlier cosmic conflicts and establishing their inherited power and enmity toward the gods.
It frames unchecked power and hostility toward dharma as destructive, setting up a moral contrast where divine order is ultimately restored against forces that threaten the cosmic balance.