Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Defeat & Redemption, Shloka 77

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

Devanagari script

ततस्तान् प्राह भगवान् संपरिष्वज्य देवताः गच्छध्वं स्वानि धिष्ण्यानि भुञ्जध्वं त्रिदिवं सुखम्

Transliteration

tatastān prāha bhagavān saṃpariṣvajya devatāḥ gacchadhvaṃ svāni dhiṣṇyāni bhuñjadhvaṃ tridivaṃ sukham

Translation

Then the Blessed Lord, having embraced the deities, spoke to them: “Go to your own abodes; enjoy the happiness of heaven (Tridiva).”

Speakers

• Maheśa (Śiva) addressing the Devatās (Tridaśas)

Primary Deities

• Shiva (Maheśa)
• Devas (Tridaśas)

Key Themes

• Restoration of cosmic order after conflict
• Divine protection and reassurance
• Return of gods to their cosmic stations

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why does Śiva ‘embrace’ the gods before dismissing them?

The embrace (saṃpariṣvajya) signals reconciliation, protection, and the re-establishment of divine confidence after the crisis; it is a narrative marker that danger has passed and dharma is restored.

What is meant by ‘svāni dhiṣṇyāni’?

It denotes each deity’s allotted cosmic station—both a physical abode (loka) and an office/function in the universe—implying the return to orderly governance of the worlds.

Is ‘Tridiva’ a specific place-name or a general term?

In Purāṇic usage it functions as a conventional designation for Svarga, the heavenly realm of the gods; here it is not a terrestrial tīrtha but a cosmological ‘sacred geography’ term.