Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Coronation, Shloka 3

Andhaka’s Coronation, Boons from Shiva, and the Daiva–Asura War (Vahana Catalogues)

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच/ राज्ये ऽन्धको ऽभिषिक्तस्तु किमाचरत सुव्रत देवादिभिः सह कथं समास्ते तद् वदस्व मे

Transliteration

nārada uvāca/ rājye 'ndhako 'bhiṣiktastu kimācarata suvrata devādibhiḥ saha kathaṃ samāste tad vadasva me

Translation

ನಾರದನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಹೇ ಸುವ್ರತ! ರಾಜ್ಯಾಭಿಷಿಕ್ತನಾದ ಅಂಧಕನು ಏನು ಆಚರಿಸಿದನು? ದೇವಾದಿಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅವನು ಹೇಗೆ ಸಹವಾಸ ಮಾಡಿದನು? ಅದನ್ನು ನನಗೆ ಹೇಳು।

Speakers

• Nārada to Pulastya

Primary Deities

• Devas (collectively referenced)

Key Themes

• Narrative interrogation (dialogue progression)
• Daitya-Deva relations
• Kingship and conduct (ācāra)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse foregrounds ācāra (conduct) as the true measure of rulership after formal consecration. It also frames inter-community coexistence/conflict (Daitya with Devas) as a moral and cosmic issue, not merely political.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita with narrative expansion toward Manvantara-style conflict patterns (Deva–Asura dynamics), though the immediate function is to pivot the story from succession to deeds.

What is the symbolic significance?

Nārada’s questioning role symbolizes the Purāṇic method: ethical scrutiny of power. The mention of 'with the Devas and others' anticipates a cosmological tension where sovereignty is tested against divine order (dharma).