Vamana Purana — Portents at Bali's Sacrifice, Shloka 79

Portents at Bali’s Sacrifice and the Kośakāra’s Son: The Power of Past Karma

Devanagari script

पाशानि निगडादीनि छिन्नानि हि बलान्मया सा गृहीता च नृपतेर्भार्या रमितुमिच्छता

Transliteration

pāśāni nigaḍādīni chinnāni hi balānmayā sā gṛhītā ca nṛpaterbhāryā ramitumicchatā

Translation

“By my strength I broke the nooses, fetters, and the like. Then the king’s wife—desiring to sport (with me)—seized hold (of me).”

Speakers

• Narrator (the ‘I’ of the episode) recounting events to the listening sage(s) within the Purāṇic frame (exact frame not provided in prompt).

Key Themes

• Captivity and release
• Abuse of royal power
• Sexual coercion / adharma
• Strength and self-liberation
• Moral tension in courtly space

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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