Vamana Purana — Sukeshi's Inquiry into Dharma, Shloka 48
Sukeshi’s Inquiry into Dharma: The Seven Dvipas and the Twenty-One Hells
तं शब्दमाकर्ण्य च शम्बरस्य दैत्येश्वरः क्रोधविरक्तदृष्टिः आः किं किमेतन्ननु केन युद्धे जितो मयः शम्बरदानवश्च
taṃ śabdamākarṇya ca śambarasya daityeśvaraḥ krodhaviraktadṛṣṭiḥ āḥ kiṃ kimetannanu kena yuddhe jito mayaḥ śambaradānavaśca
శంబరుని ఆ కేకను విని దైత్యాధిపతి కోపంతో మండిన చూపుతో పలికెను— “అహా! ఇది ఏమిటి? యుద్ధంలో మయుడును దానవ శంబరుడును ఎవరి చేత జయింపబడ్డారు?”
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FAQs
The verse frames a classic Purāṇic motif: power and pride are unstable in the face of dharma-aligned forces. The Daitya lord’s shock signals the fragility of dominion founded on aggression rather than righteousness.
Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita in the broad sense (narration of deeds of notable beings), presented as itihāsa-like battle reportage rather than cosmogenesis (sarga/pratisarga).
Maya and Śambara represent daitya “māyā” (strategic power, illusion, force). Their reported defeat foreshadows the Purāṇic teaching that mere might/guile cannot secure victory against divine order.