Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Coronation, Shloka 14
Andhaka’s Coronation, Boons from Shiva, and the Daiva–Asura War (Vahana Catalogues)
पुलस्त्य उवाच शृणुष्व कथयिष्यामि सर्वेषामपि नारद वाहनानि समासेन एकैकस्यानुपूर्वशः
pulastya uvāca śṛṇuṣva kathayiṣyāmi sarveṣāmapi nārada vāhanāni samāsena ekaikasyānupūrvaśaḥ
Pulastya berkata: Dengarlah, wahai Nārada. Aku akan menyatakan secara ringkas, menurut tertib yang wajar, wahana (tunggangan) semua dewa, satu demi satu.
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FAQs
The verse models śravaṇa (attentive listening) and orderly transmission of sacred knowledge—an ethic of disciplined learning where information is given succinctly (samāsena) yet systematically (anupūrvaśaḥ).
This is best classified under ancillary purāṇic material supporting vamśānucarita/ācāra-style narration rather than a core pancalakṣaṇa item; it functions as a descriptive catalogue (anukrama) within the dialogue frame.
Vāhanas symbolize the deity’s operative power in the world—how divine energy ‘moves’ and becomes accessible in iconography and devotion. The promised sequential listing suggests a cosmos ordered by recognizable divine functions.