Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Coronation, Shloka 40
Andhaka’s Coronation, Boons from Shiva, and the Daiva–Asura War (Vahana Catalogues)
आगुल्फआदवमज्जन्तः सूदयन्तः परस्परम्ः समुत्तरन्तो वेगेन योधा जयधनेप्सवः
āgulphaādavamajjantaḥ sūdayantaḥ parasparamḥ samuttaranto vegena yodhā jayadhanepsavaḥ
आगुल्फादवमज्जन्तः परस्परं सूदयन्तः; वेगेन समुत्तरन्तो योधा जयधनेप्सवः।
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FAQs
The verse lays bare the drivers of conflict—victory and gain—set against a treacherous environment. It implicitly critiques how desire (for jaya/dhana) can make beings harm each other even while all are equally vulnerable to the same sinking ground of saṃsāra.
As with the preceding verses, it functions as localized narrative-description within a kṣetra/tīrtha-oriented section rather than one of the five primary Purāṇic lakṣaṇas in the strict sense.
Ankle-deep sinking suggests entanglement: even ‘heroes’ are impeded by the medium they stand in. The rapid ‘emerging upward’ can be read as the struggle to rise from bondage, though here it is propelled by worldly aims—illustrating the difference between ascent for dharma and ascent for profit.