Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Coronation, Shloka 21
Andhaka’s Coronation, Boons from Shiva, and the Daiva–Asura War (Vahana Catalogues)
कुञ्जरस्थाश्च वसवो यक्षाश्च नरवाहनाः किन्नरा भुजगारूढा हयारूढौ तथाश्विनौ
kuñjarasthāśca vasavo yakṣāśca naravāhanāḥ kinnarā bhujagārūḍhā hayārūḍhau tathāśvinau
वसु हत्तीवर अधिष्ठित आहेत; यक्षांचे वाहन मनुष्य आहेत. किन्नर सर्पांवर आरूढ होतात; तसेच दोन्ही अश्विन घोड्यांवर आरूढ आहेत.
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FAQs
The Purāṇic worldview integrates many orders of beings—devas, nature-spirits, and celestial species—into a single hierarchy, implying that power and function are distributed across creation rather than centralized in one realm.
This is cosmographical description aligned with Sarga (ordered manifestation and classification). It is not a ritual (kalpa) nor a dynastic history (vaṁśa), but a descriptive inventory typical of Purāṇic cosmology.
Elephants signify stability and royal strength (Vasus as foundational powers). Serpents often mark subterranean/liminal energy and mystery (Kinnaras in an otherworldly register). The Aśvins on horses reflect speed, healing aid, and swift response.