Vamana Purana — Battle at Mandara, Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

गणाधिपांस्तान् विमुखान् स कृत्वा बलन्वितो वीरतरो ऽसुरेन्द्रः समभ्यधावत् त्वरितो निहन्तुं गणेश्वरान् स्कन्दविशाखमुख्यान्

Transliteration

gaṇādhipāṃstān vimukhān sa kṛtvā balanvito vīrataro 'surendraḥ samabhyadhāvat tvarito nihantuṃ gaṇeśvarān skandaviśākhamukhyān

Translation

ಆ ಗಣಾಧಿಪತಿಗಳನ್ನು ವಿಮುಖರನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ, ಬಲಸಂಪನ್ನನೂ ಅತಿವೀರನೂ ಆದ ಅಸುರೇಂದ್ರನು ತ್ವರಿತವಾಗಿ ಧಾವಿಸಿ, ಸ್ಕಂದ–ವಿಶಾಖ ಮೊದಲಾದ ಗಣೇಶ್ವರರನ್ನು ಸಂಹರಿಸಲು ಮುಂದಾದನು।

Speakers

• Narrator (Purāṇic voice) describing the battle; no direct speech in this verse.

Primary Deities

• Śiva (implicit)
• Skanda (Kārttikeya)
• Viśākha

Key Themes

• Gaṇa–Daitya conflict
• Martial valor (vīrya)
• Protection of Śiva’s hosts
• Command structure of divine armies

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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