Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Coronation, Shloka 26
Andhaka’s Coronation, Boons from Shiva, and the Daiva–Asura War (Vahana Catalogues)
अन्धकस्य रथो दिव्यो युक्तः परमवाजिभिः कृष्णवर्णैः सहस्रारस् त्रनल्वपरिमाणवान्
andhakasya ratho divyo yuktaḥ paramavājibhiḥ kṛṣṇavarṇaiḥ sahasrāras tranalvaparimāṇavān
അന്ധകന്റെ രഥം ദിവ്യമായിരുന്നു; അത്യുത്തമ കുതിരകളാൽ യുക്തമായത്; കൃഷ്ണവർണ്ണ കുതിരകളോടുകൂടി, സഹസ്രാര (ആയിരം ചക്രാരങ്ങൾ) ഉള്ളതും ‘ത്രണാൽവ’ എന്ന പരിമാണമുള്ളതുമായിരുന്നു।
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FAQs
Power and splendor (divine vehicles, exceptional steeds) are portrayed as available even to Daityas; the Purāṇic ethic typically subordinates such might to dharma, implying that grandeur without right conduct does not secure ultimate victory.
Vamśānucarita / Carita material (narrative description of notable figures—here, Daitya leaders—within a battle/account episode), rather than sarga/pratisarga.
The ‘thousand-spoked’ motif echoes cosmic/solar wheel imagery used for sovereignty and irresistible force; applying it to Andhaka underscores formidable but potentially adharmic power that will be checked by divine order.