Vamana Purana — Sati's Death & Virabhadra, Shloka 43
Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
ते तस्य कायमासाद्य अमोघा वै हरेः शराः निपेतुर्भुवि भग्नाशा नास्तिकादिव याचकाः
te tasya kāyamāsādya amoghā vai hareḥ śarāḥ nipeturbhuvi bhagnāśā nāstikādiva yācakāḥ
ព្រួញមិនខានរបស់ហរិ បានទៅដល់រាងកាយរបស់គាត់ហើយពិតប្រាកដ ប៉ុន្តែបន្ទាប់មកវាធ្លាក់ចុះលើផែនដី ដោយគោលដៅបែកបាក់—ដូចអ្នកសុំទានដែលត្រូវអ្នកមិនជឿបដិសេធ។
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FAQs
Even what is called “amogha” (infallible) may appear to fail when opposed by a higher dispensation; the verse underscores that efficacy is not merely mechanical power but is governed by dharma and the divine order. The simile of beggars rejected by a nāstika highlights the frustration of expectation when the receiving side is closed or protected.
Primarily within Vamśānucarita / carita-style narration (episode narrative about divine figures and their deeds), rather than sarga/pratisarga. It is a martial micro-episode embedded in the broader mythic account.
The ‘falling’ of Hari’s arrows after contact suggests a theology of parity/constraint between sectarian powers: Viṣṇu’s weaponry meets a limit in the presence of Śiva’s manifestation (Vīrabhadra), preparing the ground for a non-sectarian resolution where neither deity is reduced to mere inferiority.