Vamana Purana — Sukeshi's Inquiry into Dharma, Shloka 32
Sukeshi’s Inquiry into Dharma: The Seven Dvipas and the Twenty-One Hells
स मृद्यमानो वरुणो गजेन्द्रं पद्भ्यां सुगाढं जगृहे महर्षे पादेषु भूमिं करयोः स्पृशंश्च मूर्द्धानमुल्लाल्य बलान्महात्मा
sa mṛdyamāno varuṇo gajendraṃ padbhyāṃ sugāḍhaṃ jagṛhe maharṣe pādeṣu bhūmiṃ karayoḥ spṛśaṃśca mūrddhānamullālya balānmahātmā
स मृद्यमानो वरुणो गजेन्द्रं पद्भ्यां सुगाढं जगृहे महर्षे। पादेषु भूमिं करयोः स्पृशंश्च मूर्द्धानमुल्लाल्य बलान्महात्मा॥
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FAQs
Dharma is not merely endurance; it also includes decisive restraint of destructive force. Varuṇa embodies lawful control—meeting violence with measured but effective counteraction.
Vamśānucarita / narrative action sequence: a martial episode illustrating deva-function (Varuṇa as regulator). It supports Purāṇic didactic aims through exemplary conflict and resolution motifs.
Grasping the feet and lifting the head reverses domination: the ‘foundation’ (feet on earth) is controlled, and the ‘pride/command’ (head) is raised—symbolizing the reassertion of cosmic governance over unruly power.