Vamana Purana — Sukeshi's Inquiry into Dharma, Shloka 51
Sukeshi’s Inquiry into Dharma: The Seven Dvipas and the Twenty-One Hells
श्रुत्वान्धकस्यापि वचो ऽव्ययात्मा संक्रुद्धचित्तस्त्वरितो हि दैत्यम् उत्पाट्य भूम्यां च विनिष्पिपेष ततो ऽन्धकः पावकमाससाद
śrutvāndhakasyāpi vaco 'vyayātmā saṃkruddhacittastvarito hi daityam utpāṭya bhūmyāṃ ca viniṣpipeṣa tato 'ndhakaḥ pāvakamāsasāda
அந்தகனின் சொற்களையும் கேட்ட அழிவற்ற ஆத்மா (அக்னி) கோபம் கொண்டு, உடனே அந்த தைத்யனைப் பிடுங்கி நிலத்தில் அறைந்து நசுக்கினான். பின்னர் அந்தகன் பாவகன் (அக்னிதேவன்) அருகே சென்றான்.
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FAQs
Prideful provocation culminates in immediate karmic consequence; the demon’s turn toward Agni suggests a pattern of seeking external power or protection after moral failure rather than inner restraint.
Vamśānucarita / narrative of divine and demonic lineages and their conflicts (a heroic-episode strand rather than sarga/pratisarga cosmology).
The crushing of Andhaka signifies the subduing of tamas-driven arrogance; his resort to Fire (Agni) symbolizes seeking purification/power through a cosmic principle, yet still within the battlefield of unrighteous intent.