Vamana Purana — Sukeshi's Inquiry into Dharma, Shloka 54
Sukeshi’s Inquiry into Dharma: The Seven Dvipas and the Twenty-One Hells
ततो ऽन्धको मारुतचन्द्रभास्करान् साध्यान् सरुद्राश्विवसून् महोरगान् यान् याञ्शरेण स्पृशते पराक्रमी पराङ्मुखांस्तान्कृतवान् रणाजिरात्
tato 'ndhako mārutacandrabhāskarān sādhyān sarudrāśvivasūn mahoragān yān yāñśareṇa spṛśate parākramī parāṅmukhāṃstānkṛtavān raṇājirāt
そのとき勇猛なるアンダカは、風神マールタ、月、太陽、サーディヤたち、さらにルドラ群・アシュヴィン双神・ヴァスたち・大蛇たちをも、己の矢が触れた者はことごとく戦場より背を向けて退かせた。
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FAQs
Purāṇic battle catalogues teach that worldly or even celestial status does not guarantee steadfastness under force; endurance is ultimately grounded in dharma rather than mere rank or power.
Vamśānucarita: conflict episodes involving divine classes (gaṇas) and Daitya leaders, serving as moral-historical exempla within lineage-based narration.
The routing of wind, moon, sun, and deity-classes dramatizes a ‘cosmic eclipse’ motif: when adharma surges, even luminaries and life-sustaining forces appear to withdraw—anticipating a rebalancing by the supreme divine principle.