Vamana Purana — Battle at Mandara, Shloka 35

The Battle at Mandara: Vinayaka, Nandin, and Skanda Rout the Daitya Hosts

Devanagari script

ततो गणेशः कलशध्वजस्तु प्रासेन राहुं हृदये बिभेद घटोदरो वै गदया जघान खड्गेन रक्षो ऽधिपतिः सुकेशी

Transliteration

tato gaṇeśaḥ kalaśadhvajastu prāsena rāhuṃ hṛdaye bibheda ghaṭodaro vai gadayā jaghāna khaḍgena rakṣo 'dhipatiḥ sukeśī

Translation

Then Gaṇeśa—(the one) bearing the banner marked with a water-pot—pierced Rāhu in the heart with a spear. Ghaṭodara struck (him) with a mace, and the rākṣasa-chief Sukeśī (struck) with a sword.

Speakers

• Narrator (paurāṇika voice) continuing the battle description to the audience in the chapter’s frame.

Primary Deities

• Gaṇeśa
• Śiva (implied as lord of the gaṇas)

Key Themes

• Iconography within battle narrative (kalaśa-dhvaja)
• Gaṇa hierarchy and named commanders
• Asura/rākṣasa opposition to Śiva’s forces

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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