Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 62
Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative
तमुन्नामितनासं च महिषं वीक्ष्य दानवः खङ्ग निष्कृष्य तरसा महिषं समुपाद्रवत्
tamunnāmitanāsaṃ ca mahiṣaṃ vīkṣya dānavaḥ khaṅga niṣkṛṣya tarasā mahiṣaṃ samupādravat
Melihat kerbau itu dengan muncungnya terangkat, Dānava itu dengan pantas menghunus pedangnya dan meluru ke arah kerbau tersebut.
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FAQs
The Dānava’s impulsive violence (tarasā) exemplifies unchecked rajas/tamas; Purāṇic narratives often use such rash aggression as the proximate cause for swift downfall.
Carita (didactic episode) illustrating dharma/adharma through action-consequence, not a doctrinal section on sarga/pratisarga.
The sword represents coercive power used for violation; the raised snout of the buffalo can be read as instinctive defiance, setting up the motif that even the ‘lowly’ can become instruments of retribution.