Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Defeat & Redemption, Shloka 71
Andhaka’s Defeat, the Bhairava Manifestation, and His Redemption as Bhṛṅgī Gaṇapati
तथा मे दानवो भावो व्यपयातु महेश्वर स्थिरास्तु त्वयि भक्तिस्तु वरमेतत् प्रयच्छ मे
tathā me dānavo bhāvo vyapayātu maheśvara sthirāstu tvayi bhaktistu varametat prayaccha me
तथा मे दानवो भावो व्यपयातु महेश्वर। स्थिरास्तु त्वयि भक्तिस्तु; वरमेतत् प्रयच्छ मे॥
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FAQs
It indicates an inner ethical and psychological conversion: the asuric traits (pride, aggression, delusion, hostility to dharma) are to be uprooted, not merely forgiven externally.
In Purāṇic soteriology, stable devotion is portrayed as the enduring antidote to relapse into adharma; it is a boon that reforms character and aligns one with the deity’s order (dharma).
It supports the Purāṇic motif that divine grace is not restricted by birth-category (deva/asura) when genuine repentance and devotion arise; the transformation is framed as moral purification leading to a higher status.