Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Coronation, Shloka 26
Andhaka’s Coronation, Boons from Shiva, and the Daiva–Asura War (Vahana Catalogues)
अन्धकस्य रथो दिव्यो युक्तः परमवाजिभिः कृष्णवर्णैः सहस्रारस् त्रनल्वपरिमाणवान्
andhakasya ratho divyo yuktaḥ paramavājibhiḥ kṛṣṇavarṇaiḥ sahasrāras tranalvaparimāṇavān
அந்தகனுடைய ரதம் தெய்வீகமானது; மிகச் சிறந்த குதிரைகளால் இணைக்கப்பட்டது; கருநிறக் குதிரைகளுடன், ஆயிரம் ஆரங்களைக் கொண்டதும், ‘த்ரணால்வ’ எனக் கூறப்படும் அளவுடையதும் ஆக இருந்தது।
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FAQs
Power and splendor (divine vehicles, exceptional steeds) are portrayed as available even to Daityas; the Purāṇic ethic typically subordinates such might to dharma, implying that grandeur without right conduct does not secure ultimate victory.
Vamśānucarita / Carita material (narrative description of notable figures—here, Daitya leaders—within a battle/account episode), rather than sarga/pratisarga.
The ‘thousand-spoked’ motif echoes cosmic/solar wheel imagery used for sovereignty and irresistible force; applying it to Andhaka underscores formidable but potentially adharmic power that will be checked by divine order.