Vamana Purana — Sukeshi's Inquiry into Dharma, Shloka 28
Sukeshi’s Inquiry into Dharma: The Seven Dvipas and the Twenty-One Hells
तान् पाशाञ्शतधा चक्रे वेगाच्च दनुजेश्वरः वरुणं च समभ्येत्य मध्ये जग्राह नारद
tān pāśāñśatadhā cakre vegācca danujeśvaraḥ varuṇaṃ ca samabhyetya madhye jagrāha nārada
Tuan bagi kaum Dānava memecahkan jerat-jerat itu menjadi seratus bahagian dengan kekuatan. Kemudian Nārada mendekati Varuṇa lalu menangkapnya di tengah-tengah pertempuran.
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FAQs
Two powers are contrasted: coercive restraint (pāśa) versus the capacity to break fetters through superior energy or destiny. Nārada’s action highlights the Purāṇic idea that sages can redirect conflicts—wisdom and divine mandate intervene where brute contest escalates.
Vamśānucarita / Carita: it is episodic history/legend involving daitya-lords and devas (Varuṇa), narrated as part of lineage-and-deeds material.
Varuṇa is classically associated with ‘pāśa’ (the noose of cosmic order and moral law). The breaking of pāśas signals temporary defiance of restraint, while Nārada’s seizing of Varuṇa can be read as the reassertion of a higher narrative control—events are not only martial but governed by ṛṣi-mediated providence.