Vamana Purana — Sukeshi's Inquiry into Dharma, Shloka 55
Sukeshi’s Inquiry into Dharma: The Seven Dvipas and the Twenty-One Hells
ततो विजित्यामरसैन्यसुग्रं सेन्द्रं सरुद्रं सयमं ससोमम् संपूज्यमानो दनुपुङ्गवैस्तु तदान्धको भूमिमुपाजगाम
tato vijityāmarasainyasugraṃ sendraṃ sarudraṃ sayamaṃ sasomam saṃpūjyamāno danupuṅgavaistu tadāndhako bhūmimupājagāma
ततः अमरसैन्यं सुग्रं सेन्द्रं सरुद्रं सयमं ससोमं च विजित्य, दनुपुङ्गवैः संपूज्यमानः अन्धकः तदा भूमिमुपाजगाम।
{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "raudra", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }
FAQs
Power gained through conquest is portrayed as unstable and morally ambiguous; the text foreshadows that domination over divine and cosmic order invites corrective rebalancing (dharma’s restoration), a common Purāṇic ethical arc.
Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative (accounts of notable beings and events), also touching on Manvantara-like governance themes insofar as Deva rulership is challenged, but it is not a sarga/pratisarga passage.
The inclusion of Rudra alongside Indra, Yama, and Soma underscores a non-sectarian cosmology: all divine functions (sovereignty, dissolution/ascetic power, death/justice, lunar-sacrificial order) can be eclipsed by adharma temporarily, necessitating eventual restoration.