Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Counsel to Andhaka, Shloka 55

Shukra’s Curse on King Danda and Prahlada’s Counsel to Andhaka on Dharma

Devanagari script

समादिष्टो ऽन्धकेनाथ भेरीं दुर्योधनो बलात् ताडयामास वेगेन यथाप्राणेन भूयसा

Transliteration

samādiṣṭo 'ndhakenātha bherīṃ duryodhano balāt tāḍayāmāsa vegena yathāprāṇena bhūyasā

Translation

ଅନ୍ଧକଙ୍କ ଆଦେଶ ପାଇ ଦୁର୍ୟୋଧନ ବଳପୂର୍ବକ ସେ ଭେରୀକୁ ବେଗରେ ତାଡ଼ିଲା; ସମ୍ଭବ ଅଧିକ ପ୍ରାଣବଳ ଲଗାଇଲା।

Speakers

• Narrator voice describing Duryodhana’s action after Andhaka’s command

Primary Deities

• Shiva (implied as the overarching divine focus of the Andhaka cycle)

Key Themes

• Obedience to command
• Martial exertion
• War-signal acoustics
• Asura mobilization

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "raudra", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }