Vamana Purana — Battle at Mandara, Shloka 50

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

Devanagari script

गणान् सन्दीन् वृषभध्वजांस्तान् धाराभिरेवाम्बुरास्तु शैलान् ते छाद्यमानासुरबामजालैर्विनायकाद्या बलिनो ऽपि समन्तान्

Transliteration

gaṇān sandīn vṛṣabhadhvajāṃstān dhārābhirevāmburāstu śailān te chādyamānāsurabāmajālairvināyakādyā balino 'pi samantān

Translation

durjaya: difficult to conquer; raṇa-paṭu: adept in warfare; dharmātmā: of righteous disposition; kāraṇa-antaraiḥ: by other causes/secondary reasons (implying concealed supports); hṛdaye samāsate: dwell/are seated in the heart; padmākṣī: ‘lotus-eyed’ goddess (typically Lakṣmī/Śrī); śaila-nandinī: ‘daughter of the mountain’ (Pārvatī).

Speakers

• Narrator (Purāṇic narrator) describing the battle scene (exact interlocutors not specified in input)

Primary Deities

• Shiva (Vṛṣabhadhvaja)
• Ganesha (Vinayaka)
• Skanda/Kumara

Key Themes

• Deva–Asura conflict
• Valor of Śiva’s gaṇas
• Martial imagery and simile
• Overwhelming tactics (jāla)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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