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Vamana Purana — Skanda Slays Taraka & Mahisha, Shloka 35

Skanda’s Svastyayana and the Slaying of Taraka and Mahisha

Devanagari script

मन्त्रयत्सु च दैत्येषु भूतलात् सूकराननः पातालकेतुर्दैत्येन्द्रः संप्राप्तो ऽथ रसातलम्

Transliteration

mantrayatsu ca daityeṣu bhūtalāt sūkarānanaḥ pātālaketurdaityendraḥ saṃprāpto 'tha rasātalam

Translation

દૈત્યો મંત્રણા કરતા હતા ત્યારે ભૂતલ પરથી સૂકરમુખ દૈત્યેન્દ્ર પાતાલકેતુ આવી પહોંચ્યો અને પછી રસાતલમાં પ્રવેશ્યો।

Word by Word

मन्त्रयत्सुwhile (they) were consulting

चand

दैत्येषुamong the demons

भूतलात्from the earth’s surface

सूकराननःthe boar-faced one

पातालकेतुःPātālaketu

दैत्येन्द्रःthe demon-lord

संप्राप्तःarrived

अथthen

रसातलम्to Rasātala (netherworld)

Speakers

Narrator addressing Nārada (continuation of the frame).

Key Themes

Purāṇic cosmography of the lower worldsMovement between Bhūtala and RasātalaDaitya leadership and mobilization

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is Rasātala in Purāṇic geography?

Rasātala is one of the subterranean realms (adholokas) associated with Asuras/Daityas in Purāṇic cosmology. It functions as a distinct ‘region’ below Bhūtala, often paired with Pātāla as part of the netherworld complex.

Does ‘sūkarānanaḥ’ imply Viṣṇu’s Varāha here?

No. The verse explicitly calls him a Daitya-lord (daityendra). ‘Boar-faced’ is a physiognomic descriptor of this Asura figure, not an avatāra marker.

Why mention ‘from Bhūtala’ if he ends up in Rasātala?

The phrasing highlights inter-realm movement: the narrative tracks the Daitya’s approach from the earth-plane into the netherworld assembly space, emphasizing the cosmographic verticality typical of Purāṇas.