Vamana Purana — Sukeshi's Inquiry into Dharma, Shloka 40
Sukeshi’s Inquiry into Dharma: The Seven Dvipas and the Twenty-One Hells
जम्भं च पाशेन तथा निहत्य तारं तलेनाशनिसंनिभेन पादेन वृत्रं तरसा कुजम्भं निपातयामास बलं च मुष्ट्या
jambhaṃ ca pāśena tathā nihatya tāraṃ talenāśanisaṃnibhena pādena vṛtraṃ tarasā kujambhaṃ nipātayāmāsa balaṃ ca muṣṭyā
அவன் ஜம்பனைப் பாசத்தால் வீழ்த்தினான்; தாரனை இடியென ஒத்த கைப்பளார் அடியால் தாக்கினான்; வ்ருத்ரனை விரைவாக காலடி தாக்குதலால் தள்ளினான்; குஜம்பனை வீழ்த்தி, பலனையும் குத்தடி மூலம் அடக்கினான்।
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FAQs
Adharma manifests as many ‘champions’ (named forces), yet it is overcome by steadiness and capability. The verse also implies proportional response: binding (pāśa) and direct blows (hand/foot/fist) are applied as required by circumstance.
This is heroic narrative (carita) within Vamśānucarita-style material—describing deeds in the cosmic-historical struggle between devas and daityas—rather than cosmogenesis or dissolution.
Multiple methods of defeat (noose, palm like thunderbolt, foot, fist) suggest the completeness of divine agency: restraint, judgment, and decisive force. The ‘thunderbolt-like’ palm evokes Indra’s vajra imagery, reinforcing the idea of divine authority restoring order.