Vamana Purana — Sukesha's Boon & Twelve Dharmas, Shloka 2
Cosmography of Seven Dvipas
सुकेशीति च कश्चासौ केन दत्तः पुरो ऽस्य च किमर्थं पातितो भूम्यामाकाशाद् भास्करेण हि
sukeśīti ca kaścāsau kena dattaḥ puro 'sya ca kimarthaṃ pātito bhūmyāmākāśād bhāskareṇa hi
«ហើយតើអ្នកដែលហៅថា សុគេសិន នេះជានរណា? ទីក្រុង (pura) របស់គាត់ ត្រូវបានប្រទានដោយនរណា? ហើយដោយហេតុអ្វីបានជា ភាស្ករ (ព្រះអាទិត្យ) ត្រូវបានបោះទម្លាក់ពីមេឃមកលើផែនដី?»
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FAQs
The verse emphasizes that power (a ‘city granted’) and calamity (Sūrya’s fall) are not random; Purāṇic narrative frames them within moral causality—boons, merit, conflict, or transgression—inviting discernment about the responsible use of granted power.
This is a setup for vamśa/ākhyāna content: identifying an actor (Sukeśin), his endowments (pura-dāna), and an extraordinary event involving a deity (Sūrya). It functions as nidāna (cause) inquiry leading into the main episode.
Asking ‘who’ and ‘by whom granted’ signals that Sukeśin’s status likely derives from divine favor (vara/boon). The Sun’s ‘descent’ can symbolize eclipse of dharma or pride checked by a higher order—often resolved by revelation of the prior boon, curse, or tapas.