Vamana Purana — Indra's Penance & Aditi's Vow, Shloka 4

Indra’s Penance at the Great River and Aditi’s Solar Vow for Vishnu’s Descent

Devanagari script

प्रोवाचेन्द्रः सुरैः सार्ध देवनाथं पितामहम् पितामह हृतं राज्यं बलिना बलिना मम

Transliteration

provācendraḥ suraiḥ sārdha devanāthaṃ pitāmaham pitāmaha hṛtaṃ rājyaṃ balinā balinā mama

Translation

ಇಂದ್ರನು ದೇವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ದೇವನಾಥನಾದ ಪಿತಾಮಹ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನಿಗೆ ಹೇಳಿದನು—“ಪಿತಾಮಹ, ಬಲಿಷ್ಠನಾದ ಬಲಿಯು ನನ್ನ ರಾಜ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕಸಿದುಕೊಂಡನು.”

Speakers

• Indra speaking to Brahmā (with the devas present)

Primary Deities

• Indra
• Brahmā
• Bali

Key Themes

• Loss of sovereignty (rājya-haraṇa)
• Asura ascendancy (Bali)
• Appeal to cosmic authority (Brahmā as pitāmaha)
• Catalyst for avatāra intervention

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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