Vamana Purana — Battle at Mandara, Shloka 19

The Battle at Mandara: Vinayaka, Nandin, and Skanda Rout the Daitya Hosts

Devanagari script

तच्छंभुवचनं श्रुत्वा शैलादिः प्राह शङ्करम् समादिदेश युद्धाय महापशुपतैः सह

Transliteration

tacchaṃbhuvacanaṃ śrutvā śailādiḥ prāha śaṅkaram samādideśa yuddhāya mahāpaśupataiḥ saha

Translation

Выслушав это изречение Шамбху, Шайлади обратился к Шанкаре и отдал повеление вступить в битву вместе с великими пашупатами.

Speakers

• Narrator voice (Purāṇic narrator) describing Śailādi’s response after hearing Śiva (Śambhu); addressed to Śaṅkara (Śiva).

Primary Deities

• Shiva (Śambhu/Śaṅkara)

Key Themes

• Gaṇa leadership and command structure
• Pāśupata host (Śaiva martial retinue)
• Commencement of battle against Daityas/Dānavas

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Who is ‘Śailādi’ in this context?

In battle sections of Purāṇas, names like Śailādi typically denote a gaṇa-chief (a commander among Śiva’s attendants). The verse presents him as a leader who, after receiving Śiva’s directive, mobilizes the Pāśupata forces.

What does ‘mahā-pāśupataiḥ’ imply—an order or a sectarian reference?

Here it functions primarily as a military descriptor: the ‘great Pāśupatas’ are Śiva’s formidable followers/attendants aligned with the Pāśupata identity. In narrative usage it signals Śaiva affiliation and prowess rather than a doctrinal exposition.

Does this verse contain any tīrtha or geographic marker typical of the Vāmana Purāṇa?

No. Despite the Vāmana Purāṇa’s strong geographic orientation elsewhere, this line is purely martial and organizational, without named places.