Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Coronation, Shloka 49
Andhaka’s Coronation, Boons from Shiva, and the Daiva–Asura War (Vahana Catalogues)
गर्जन्त्यथान्योन्यमुपेत्य युद्धे चापानि कर्षन्त्यतिवेगिताश्च मुञ्चन्ति नाराचगणान् सहस्रश अगच्छ हे तिष्ठसि किं ब्रुवन्तः
garjantyathānyonyamupetya yuddhe cāpāni karṣantyativegitāśca muñcanti nārācagaṇān sahasraśa agaccha he tiṣṭhasi kiṃ bruvantaḥ
បន្ទាប់មក ពួកគេបានចូលទៅជិតគ្នានៅក្នុងសង្គ្រាម ហើយស្រែកគំហុក; ដោយល្បឿនរហ័ស ពួកគេទាញធ្នូ ហើយបាញ់ព្រួញដែកជាក្រុមរាប់ពាន់ ព្រមទាំងស្រែកថា «ទៅមុខ! ហេ—ហេតុអ្វីឈរនៅទីនោះ? អ្នកកំពុងនិយាយអ្វី?»
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FAQs
The verse depicts how conflict escalates through pride and provocation; Purāṇic war scenes often function as warnings about the passions (anger, arrogance) that propel beings into destructive cycles.
Vamśānucarita/Carita: the deeds of divine and demonic lineages are narrated in action. Such battle passages also serve as exempla within dharma discourse, illustrating the consequences of asuric dispositions.
Bows and massed arrows symbolize focused intention multiplied into collective harm; the shouted challenges externalize inner agitation, a hallmark of asuric temperament in Purāṇic psychology.