Vamana Purana — Vishnu Slays Kalanemi, Shloka 10

Vishnu Enters the Deva–Asura War and Slays Kalanemi

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा गो6क्षयं ब्रह्मन् कृत शक्रेण दानवः उद्योगं कारयामास सह सर्वैर्महासुरैः

Transliteration

śrutvā go6kṣayaṃ brahman kṛta śakreṇa dānavaḥ udyogaṃ kārayāmāsa saha sarvairmahāsuraiḥ

Translation

Wahai Brahmana, setelah mendengar pembantaian sapi yang dilakukan oleh Śakra (Indra), sang Dānava menggerakkan persiapan bersama semua Asura agung.

Speakers

• Narrator/teacher figure continuing the account to a Brahmin interlocutor (explicit vocative: brahman)

Primary Deities

• Indra (Śakra)

Key Themes

• Conflict ethics and provocations
• Go-rakṣā / sanctity of cows
• Asura mobilization
• Collective action of Daityas/Dānavas

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "raudra", "secondaryRasa": "vira", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }