Vamana Purana — Sukeshi's Inquiry into Dharma, Shloka 12
Sukeshi’s Inquiry into Dharma: The Seven Dvipas and the Twenty-One Hells
गजेन्द्रात् पतमानाच्च अवप्लुत्य शतक्रतुः पाणिना वज्रमादाय प्रविवेशामरावतीम्
gajendrāt patamānācca avaplutya śatakratuḥ pāṇinā vajramādāya praviveśāmarāvatīm
വീഴുന്ന ഗജേന്ദ്രൻ (ഐരാവതം) മുതൽ ചാടി ഇറങ്ങിയ ശതക്രതു (ഇന്ദ്രൻ) കൈയിൽ വജ്രം എടുത്ത് അമരാവതിയിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു।
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FAQs
Even the king of the gods must rely on preparedness and rightful instruments (vajra) rather than mere status; leadership is shown through decisive action under threat.
Primarily Vamśānucarita / Carita (narrative of divine and demonic actors within dynastic and cosmic history), expressed here as an episode of Deva–Asura conflict rather than cosmogenesis.
Indra’s descent from Airāvata and grasping of the vajra symbolizes the fall from complacent sovereignty into active dharmic defense; the vajra functions as the emblem of divine authority backed by tapas/merit.