Vamana Purana — Ritadhvaja Aids Galava, Shloka 33
Ritadhvaja’s Aid to Galava and Andhaka’s Infatuation with Gauri
तानर्दितान् रणे दृष्ट्वा नन्दिनान्धकदानवः परिघेण समाहत्य पातयामास नन्दिनम्
tānarditān raṇe dṛṣṭvā nandināndhakadānavaḥ parigheṇa samāhatya pātayāmāsa nandinam
యుద్ధంలో నంది చేత వారు బాధపడుతున్నట్లు చూసిన దానవుడు అంధకుడు ఇనుప పరీఘంతో బలంగా కొట్టి నందిని నేలకూల్చాడు.
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FAQs
Nandin (often Nandī/Nandikeśvara) is Śiva’s foremost attendant and emblematic guardian. In many Purāṇas he also functions as a battlefield champion of Śiva’s gaṇa-host.
Parigha denotes a heavy iron bar/club, a weapon associated with brute force and close combat. Its use contrasts with divine missiles (astra) and underscores Andhaka’s physical, demonic aggression.
Not necessarily. Purāṇic battles frequently depict temporary reversals—key champions are felled and later revived or return—heightening drama before the antagonist’s eventual downfall.