Vamana Purana — Sukesha's Boon & Twelve Dharmas, Shloka 5
Sukesha’s Boon, the Twelve Dharmas of Beings, and the Cosmography of the Seven Dvipas with the Twenty-One Hells
तस्य तुष्टस्तथेशानः पुरमाकाशचारिणम् प्रादादजेयत्वमपि शत्रुभिश्चाप्यवध्यताम्
tasya tuṣṭastatheśānaḥ puramākāśacāriṇam prādādajeyatvamapi śatrubhiścāpyavadhyatām
त्याच्यावर प्रसन्न होऊन ईशान (शिव) यांनी त्याला आकाशात फिरणारे पुर (नगर) दिले; तसेच शत्रूंविरुद्ध अजेयत्व आणि अवध्यत्व हे वरही प्रदान केले.
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FAQs
Divine grace can empower; the ethical burden lies in how the recipient uses the boon. Purāṇic narratives often use invincibility-boons to explore pride, restraint, and the eventual restoration of cosmic balance.
It supports Vamśānucarita and also functions as an enabling episode for future conflict-resolution arcs (often culminating in divine intervention). It is not sarga/pratisarga, but a lineage-linked historical/mythic account.
The 'sky-moving city' symbolizes elevated, ungrounded power—mobility, inaccessibility, and the temptation to transcend ordinary limits. Śiva as Īśāna granting such power reflects Purāṇic realism: gods may grant boons without endorsing later misuse.