Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Defeat & Redemption, Shloka 83

Andhaka’s Defeat, the Bhairava Manifestation, and His Redemption as Bhṛṅgī Gaṇapati

Devanagari script

नद्यस्त्वमृतवाहिन्यो ह्रदाः पायसकर्दमाः स्वां स्वां गतिं प्रयातेषु प्रमथेषु महेश्वरः

Transliteration

nadyastvamṛtavāhinyo hradāḥ pāyasakardamāḥ svāṃ svāṃ gatiṃ prayāteṣu pramatheṣu maheśvaraḥ

Translation

ನದಿಗಳು ಅಮೃತವಾಹಿನಿಗಳಾದವು, ಹ್ರದಗಳು ಪಾಯಸದ ಕಾದಿನಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದವು. ಪ್ರಮಥರು ತಮ್ಮ ತಮ್ಮ ಗತಿಗೆ ಹೊರಟ ಬಳಿಕ ಮಹೇಶ್ವರ (ಶಿವ) ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿತನಾಗಿದ್ದನು।

Speakers

• Narratorial voice (Purāṇic narrator) describing events in the Andhaka cycle; specific interlocutors not explicit in this śloka.

Primary Deities

• Shiva (Maheśvara)

Key Themes

• Miraculous transformation of nature
• Śaiva mythic landscape
• Ritual imagery (pāyasa as offering)
• Attendants of Śiva (Pramathas)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }