Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Coronation, Shloka 25
Andhaka’s Coronation, Boons from Shiva, and the Daiva–Asura War (Vahana Catalogues)
पुलस्त्य उवाच शृणुष्व दानवादीना वाहनानि द्विजोत्तम कथयिष्यामि तत्त्वेन यथावच्छ्रोतुमर्हसि
pulastya uvāca śṛṇuṣva dānavādīnā vāhanāni dvijottama kathayiṣyāmi tattvena yathāvacchrotumarhasi
Pulastya berkata: “Dengarlah, wahai yang terbaik antara yang dua kali lahir; tentang wahana para Dānava dan yang lain-lain akan aku jelaskan. Aku akan menerangkannya menurut kebenaran dan tertib yang tepat, sebagaimana engkau layak mendengarnya.”
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FAQs
Knowledge is to be given ‘tattvena’—accurately and responsibly—and received by one with śrotum-adhikāra (fitness to hear). The verse emphasizes disciplined transmission rather than sensational narration.
Still within Vaṃśānucarita / episodic narration: it introduces a descriptive catalogue embedded in the larger conflict narrative. It is not sarga/pratisarga, but supportive narrative material within the Purāṇic history of beings.
The shift from Deva vāhanas to Dānava vāhanas balances the cosmology: both dharma and adharma manifest through identifiable ‘carriers.’ The teacher’s insistence on order (yathāvat) symbolizes that even complex realities can be mapped and understood.