Vamana Purana — Shukra's Samjivani, Shloka 107

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

Devanagari script

मुक्त्वा देवं गदापाणिं विमानस्थं च पद्मजम् शक्रमेवाद्रवद् योद्धुं मुष्टिमुद्याम्य नारद बलवान् दानवपतिरजेयो देवदानवै

Transliteration

muktvā devaṃ gadāpāṇiṃ vimānasthaṃ ca padmajam śakramevādravad yoddhuṃ muṣṭimudyāmya nārada balavān dānavapatirajeyo devadānavai

Translation

हे नारद, गदापाणि देवाला आणि विमानस्थ पद्मज (ब्रह्मा) यांना बाजूला ठेवून, तो बलवान दानवपति—देव व दानवांनाही अजेय—मुष्टी उंचावून शक्र (इंद्र) याच्याशी युद्ध करण्यास धावला.

Speakers

• Narrator to Nārada (vocative ‘nārada’ indicates Nārada as listener)

Primary Deities

• Indra (Śakra)
• Viṣṇu (Gadāpāṇi)
• Brahmā (Padmaja)

Key Themes

• Deva–Asura conflict
• Royal/heroic ethos (kṣātra-vīrya)
• Hierarchy of divine powers (Indra vs. Dānava king)
• Presence of Viṣṇu and Brahmā as cosmic witnesses

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Who is the “Dānava-pati” described as invincible here?

In the Vāmana-cycle battle setting, “dānavapati” most naturally points to Bali, the Dānava/Asura sovereign. The verse frames him as extraordinarily powerful, even “unconquerable,” to heighten the drama before Indra’s counteraction.

Why are Viṣṇu (Gadāpāṇi) and Brahmā (Padmaja) mentioned if the fight is with Indra?

Their mention functions as a narrative marker: the Dānava king disregards even higher cosmic authorities and targets Indra directly. It also signals that the conflict is not merely political but cosmically significant, occurring under the gaze/presence of major deities.

Does this verse contain any tīrtha or geographic data typical of the Vāmana Purāṇa?

No. Despite the Purāṇa’s strong geographic/tīrtha orientation elsewhere, this śloka is purely martial narrative and contains no named sacred places or natural features.