Vamana Purana — Shukra's Samjivani, Shloka 53

Shukra’s Saṃjīvanī, Shiva’s Containment of the Asuras, and Indra’s Recovery of Power

Devanagari script

सम्भुनामासुरपतिः स ब्रह्मणमयोधयत् महौजसं कुजम्भश्च विष्णुं दैत्यान्तकारिणम्

Transliteration

sambhunāmāsurapatiḥ sa brahmaṇamayodhayat mahaujasaṃ kujambhaśca viṣṇuṃ daityāntakāriṇam

Translation

ശംഭു എന്ന അസുരാധിപൻ യുദ്ധത്തിൽ ബ്രഹ്മാവിനോട് പോരാടി; മഹൗജസ്സനായ കുജംഭൻ ദൈത്യാന്തകനായ വിഷ്ണുവിനോട് യുദ്ധം ചെയ്തു।

Speakers

• Narrator (Purāṇic sūta/ṛṣi voice) describing the battle to the listening sage(s) (exact interlocutors not specified in input).

Primary Deities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu

Key Themes

• Deva–Asura conflict
• Divine protection of cosmic order (dharma)
• Epic-style battle cataloging

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "raudra", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

Is ‘Sambhu’ here the same as Śiva (Śambhu)?

No. The verse explicitly calls Sambhu an ‘asura-pati’ (Asura lord). In Purāṇic literature, identical or similar names can occur across different beings; here it is a proper name of an Asura leader, not Śiva’s epithet.

What does ‘Daityāntakārin’ imply about Viṣṇu’s role in this passage?

It frames Viṣṇu as the cosmic corrective force who ends Daitya aggression. Even without naming a specific avatāra, the epithet signals Viṣṇu’s recurring function: restoring balance when Daityas threaten the gods and the world-order.

Why does the text list who fights whom rather than narrating tactics or outcomes?

This is a common Purāṇic battle technique: a ‘roster’ (yoddhā-paricaya) that maps cosmic factions by pairing champions. It emphasizes the scale of the conflict and the hierarchy of opponents (major gods matched with major Asura leaders).