Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Coronation, Shloka 45
Andhaka’s Coronation, Boons from Shiva, and the Daiva–Asura War (Vahana Catalogues)
तस्मिञ्शिवाघोररवे प्रवृत्ते मुरासुराणां सुभयङ्करे ह युद्धं बभौ प्राणपणेपविद्धं द्वन्द्वे ऽतिशस्त्राक्षगतो दुरोदरः // वम्प्_9.44 हिरण्यचक्षुस्तनयो रणे ऽन्धको रथे स्थितो वाजिसहस्रयोजिते मत्तेभष्टष्टस्थितमुग्रतेजसं समेयिवान् देवपतिं शतक्रतुम्
tasmiñśivāghorarave pravṛtte murāsurāṇāṃ subhayaṅkare ha yuddhaṃ babhau prāṇapaṇepaviddhaṃ dvandve 'tiśastrākṣagato durodaraḥ // VamP_9.44 hiraṇyacakṣustanayo raṇe 'ndhako rathe sthito vājisahasrayojite mattebhaṣṭaṣṭasthitamugratejasaṃ sameyivān devapatiṃ śatakratum
तस्मिञ्शिवाघोररवे प्रवृत्ते मुरासुराणां सुभयङ्करे, युद्धं प्राणपणे प्रविद्धं बभौ। द्वन्द्वेऽतिशस्त्राक्षगतो दुरोदरः समेयिवान्। हिरण्यचक्षुस्तनयोऽन्धको रथे स्थितो वाजिसहस्रयोजिते, मत्तेभाष्टकसमायुक्ते, उग्रतेजाः शतक्रतुं देवपतिं समेयिवान्।
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FAQs
The verse frames warfare as a field where dharma is tested through courage and resolve—combatants ‘stake life itself’ (prāṇa-paṇa). It also implies that divine presence (here, Śiva’s awe-inspiring roar) can function as a cosmic signal that the conflict has reached a decisive, fate-bearing phase.
This belongs to Vaṁśānucarita/Carita-type narration (accounts of beings and their exploits), specifically the Deva–Asura struggle episodes commonly embedded within dynastic and heroic narratives rather than sarga/pratisarga cosmogenesis.
Śiva’s ‘aghora’ roar operating in a Deva–Asura battlefield subtly reinforces the Purāṇic non-exclusivism: even where Indra is the immediate divine leader, Śiva’s power is portrayed as an active cosmic force shaping outcomes—hinting at complementary divine agency rather than sectarian separation.