Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Coronation, Shloka 23
Andhaka’s Coronation, Boons from Shiva, and the Daiva–Asura War (Vahana Catalogues)
आरुह्य वाहनान्येवं स्वानि स्वान्यमरोत्तमाः संनह्य निर्ययुर्हृष्टा युद्धाय सुमहौजसः
āruhya vāhanānyevaṃ svāni svānyamarottamāḥ saṃnahya niryayurhṛṣṭā yuddhāya sumahaujasaḥ
अशा प्रकारे देवश्रेष्ठ आपल्या-आपल्या वाहनांवर आरूढ झाले; शस्त्रसज्ज होऊन ते महापराक्रमी हर्षाने युद्धासाठी निघाले।
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FAQs
Dharma is not merely contemplative; when order is threatened, righteous powers must prepare with discipline (saṃnahya) and act without hesitation. Joy (hṛṣṭa) here signals confidence rooted in duty rather than aggression for its own sake.
This belongs most closely to Vaṃśānucarita / narrative of divine-historical episodes (itihāsa-like combat sequences involving Devas and their opponents), rather than sarga/pratisarga. It functions as episodic narration within the Purāṇic storyline.
Mounting one’s vāhana signifies aligning one’s innate power (śakti) with its proper instrument—each deity’s distinctive function is activated for restoring balance. The collective departure depicts coordinated cosmic governance.