Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Coronation, Shloka 7
Andhaka’s Coronation, Boons from Shiva, and the Daiva–Asura War (Vahana Catalogues)
ततश्चक्रो समुद्योगं देवानामन्धको ऽसुरः आक्रम्य वसुधां सर्वां मनुजेन्द्रान् पराजयत्
tataścakro samudyogaṃ devānāmandhako 'suraḥ ākramya vasudhāṃ sarvāṃ manujendrān parājayat
ต่อมาอันธกะผู้เป็นอสูรได้เตรียมการโจมตีเหล่าเทพ; ครั้นเข้ายึดครองแผ่นดินทั้งสิ้นแล้ว ก็ปราบพ่ายบรรดากษัตริย์มนุษย์ทั้งหลาย۔
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FAQs
When adharma gains momentum, it expands from local rule to universal aggression—first subduing human governance, then challenging the Devas themselves; the lesson is the necessity of dharmic restraint and righteous kingship.
Manvantara/Carita interface: the defeat of ‘manujendras’ (human kings) and assault on Devas is a typical Purāṇic marker of disorder within an age, prompting divine intervention and restoration of dharma.
The sequence ‘earthly conquest → challenge to Devas’ symbolizes the escalation of ego from social domination to metaphysical rebellion; it frames the need for a higher corrective power (often a deity’s intervention) in subsequent narrative.