Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Defeat & Redemption, Shloka 93
Andhaka’s Defeat, the Bhairava Manifestation, and His Redemption as Bhṛṅgī Gaṇapati
भृङ्गिरुवाच पापं प्रशममायातु त्रिविधं मम पार्वति तथेश्वरे च सततं भक्तिरस्तु ममाम्विके
bhṛṅgiruvāca pāpaṃ praśamamāyātu trividhaṃ mama pārvati tatheśvare ca satataṃ bhaktirastu mamāmvike
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FAQs
In Purāṇic and dharma idiom, ‘threefold’ commonly points to faults committed through body, speech, and mind. The prayer asks for comprehensive purification across all modes of action.
As Śiva’s Śakti, Pārvatī is portrayed as the compassionate mediator who grants inner transformation—purification and stable devotion—so that the devotee’s relationship to Īśvara becomes constant and mature.
It models the ethical turn from conflict to surrender: even figures in a martial mythic setting articulate repentance and seek devotion, reinforcing that victory over demonic tendencies includes inner reform, not only external defeat.