Andhaka’s Coronation, Boons from Shiva, and the Daiva–Asura War (Vahana Catalogues)
वबलवृत्रौ च बलिनौ गदामुसलधारिणौ पद्भ्यां दैवतसैन्यानि अभिद्रवितुमुद्यतौ
vabalavṛtrau ca balinau gadāmusaladhāriṇau padbhyāṃ daivatasainyāni abhidravitumudyatau
वबल आणि वृत्र—दोघेही बलवान—गदा व मुसळ धारण करून, पायीच देवांच्या सैन्यावर धाव घेण्यास उद्यत झाले.
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The verse emphasizes deliberate intent (udyata) and the momentum of aggression; it implicitly contrasts impulsive violence with dharmic restraint, preparing the listener for the moral evaluation of conflict outcomes.
Falls under Vamśānucarita/Carita (narrated deeds of notable figures) and functions as itihāsa-like detailing within the Purāṇic frame, not as sarga/pratisarga.
The gadā and musala represent blunt force—power that overwhelms rather than persuades—often used in Purāṇic rhetoric to mark tamasic or rājasic modes when detached from righteous purpose.