Vamana Purana — Vishnu Slays Kalanemi, Shloka 26

Vishnu Enters the Deva–Asura War and Slays Kalanemi

Devanagari script

उदयाद्रितटे रम्ये शुभे समशिलातले निर्वृक्षे पक्षिरहिते जातो देवासुरो रणः

Transliteration

udayādritaṭe ramye śubhe samaśilātale nirvṛkṣe pakṣirahite jāto devāsuro raṇaḥ

Translation

ఉదయ పర్వతపు రమ్యమైన, శుభమైన వాలుపై, సమమైన శిలాతలంలో—వృక్షరహితమై పక్షిరహితమైన చోట—దేవాసుర యుద్ధం ప్రారంభమైంది.

Speakers

• Narrator to a sage-listener (not explicitly named in the input).

Key Themes

• Battlefield topography
• Cosmographic mountain imagery
• Deva–Asura conflict

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "bhayanaka", "secondaryRasa": "raudra", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is ‘Udayādri’ in Purāṇic geography?

Udayādri is the ‘mountain of rising’—a cosmographic/eastern mountain associated with sunrise in several Purāṇic and epic descriptions. Here it functions as a named battlefield landmark.

Why emphasize ‘treeless’ and ‘birdless’ terrain?

It marks a stark, open killing-ground suitable for massed combat and suggests an ominous, disturbed environment—nature withdrawing from impending violence.

Is this a tīrtha description?

Not directly. The verse provides geographic setting (a named mountain and its slope) rather than prescribing pilgrimage merit; however, such named locales can later be integrated into tīrtha frameworks in adjacent passages.