Vamana Purana — Sukeshi's Inquiry into Dharma, Shloka 1
Sukeshi’s Inquiry into Dharma: The Seven Dvipas and the Twenty-One Hells
इती श्रीवामनपुराणे नवमो ऽध्यायः पुलस्त्य उवाच ततः प्रवृत्ते संग्रामे भीरूणां भयवर्धने सहस्रक्षो महाचापमादाय व्यसृजच्छरान्
itī śrīvāmanapurāṇe navamo 'dhyāyaḥ pulastya uvāca tataḥ pravṛtte saṃgrāme bhīrūṇāṃ bhayavardhane sahasrakṣo mahācāpamādāya vyasṛjaccharān
இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீ வாமனபுராணத்தின் ஒன்பதாம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது. புலஸ்த்யர் கூறினார்—பின்னர் போர் தொடங்கியபோது, அச்சமுள்ளோரின் பயத்தை அதிகரிப்பதாக, ஸஹஸ்ராக்ஷன் (இந்திரன்) மகாவில்லை எடுத்துக் கொண்டு அம்புகளை எய்தான்.
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FAQs
Leadership in crisis is portrayed as decisive action: Indra responds to chaos by taking up arms. The phrase 'fear of the timid' highlights how adharma-driven upheaval destabilizes society, requiring dharmic protection.
This is narrative (carita) material within the purāṇic dialogue frame; it does not directly present sarga/pratisarga genealogies here, but continues the episodic account of divine-asuric hostilities.
Indra’s 'great bow' and arrow-release symbolize the reassertion of ṛta (cosmic order) through the kṣātra function—force disciplined by duty—contrasting with the earlier imagery of chaotic bloodshed.