Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Defeat & Redemption, Shloka 81

Andhaka’s Defeat, the Bhairava Manifestation, and His Redemption as Bhṛṅgī Gaṇapati

Devanagari script

विसर्जयामास गणाननुमान्य यथार्हतः गणाश्च शङ्करं दृष्ट्वा स्वं स्वं वाहनमास्थिताः

Transliteration

visarjayāmāsa gaṇānanumānya yathārhataḥ gaṇāśca śaṅkaraṃ dṛṣṭvā svaṃ svaṃ vāhanamāsthitāḥ

Translation

He (Śiva), having duly honored them as was fitting, dismissed the gaṇas. And the gaṇas, seeing Śaṅkara, each mounted his own vehicle.

Speakers

• Sūta (narrator) to Śaunaka and the sages (frame implied)

Primary Deities

• Śiva (Śaṅkara)

Key Themes

• Gaṇa hierarchy and devotion
• Ritual propriety (yathārhataḥ)
• Order restored after conflict
• Śaiva retinue theology

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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