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Vamana Purana — Ritadhvaja Aids Galava, Shloka 15

Ritadhvaja’s Aid to Galava and Andhaka’s Infatuation with Gauri

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच एवं निरस्ते महिषे तारके च महासुरे हिरण्याक्षसुतो धीमान् किमचेष्टत वै पुनः

Transliteration

nārada uvāca evaṃ niraste mahiṣe tārake ca mahāsure hiraṇyākṣasuto dhīmān kimaceṣṭata vai punaḥ

Translation

ນາຣະດະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ເມື່ອມະຫາອະສຸຣະ ມະຫິສະ (Mahiṣa) ແລະ ຕາຣະກະ (Tāraka) ຖືກທຳລາຍແລ້ວ, ບຸດຜູ້ສະຫລາດຂອງ ຮິຣັນຍາກສະ (Hiraṇyākṣa) ໄດ້ກະທຳສິ່ງໃດຕໍ່ໄປ?»

Word by Word

नारदःNārada

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

निरस्तेwhen (it was) destroyed/removed

महिषे(in the case of) Mahiṣa

तारके(and) Tāraka

चand

महासुरे(and) the great demon

हिरण्याक्षसुतःson of Hiraṇyākṣa

धीमान्intelligent, wise

किम्what?

अचेष्टतdid, attempted

वैindeed

पुनःagain

Speakers

Nārada (speaker) to the unnamed narrator/sage in the frame dialogue (listener not specified in the prompt).

Key Themes

Narrative sequencing via inquiryAsura genealogy (Hiraṇyākṣa lineage)Aftermath of major demon-slayings (Mahiṣa, Tāraka)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why does Nārada frame the next section by mentioning Mahiṣa and Tāraka?

By citing well-known demon figures, Nārada anchors the chronology: the narrative has reached a post-conflict phase. The question functions as a hinge, moving from concluded slayings to the next antagonist or political development in the asura line.

Who is the “son of Hiraṇyākṣa,” and why is he called dhīmān?

The verse identifies him genealogically rather than by personal name, a common Purāṇic technique to foreground dynastic continuity. The epithet dhīmān suggests strategic intelligence—preparing the audience for a calculated response rather than a merely impulsive retaliation.

Does niraste necessarily mean ‘killed’?

In Purāṇic battle contexts nirasta commonly conveys ‘destroyed/slain/removed from the field.’ While it can mean ‘repelled’ in other genres, here the pairing with mahāsura names strongly implies decisive destruction.