Shloka 13

Indra's Campaign on Mount Malaya — Indra’s Campaign on Mount Malaya and the Birth of the Maruts (Origin of the Epithet Gotrabhid)

Devanagari script

ततो बाणैरवच्छाद्य मयादीन् दानवान् हरिः पाकं जघान तीक्ष्णाग्रैर्मार्गणैः कङ्गवाससैः

Transliteration

tato bāṇairavacchādya mayādīn dānavān hariḥ pākaṃ jaghāna tīkṣṇāgrairmārgaṇaiḥ kaṅgavāsasaiḥ

Translation

ต่อจากนั้น พระหริทรงใช้ลูกศรปกคลุมเหล่าทานวะมีมายาเป็นต้น แล้วทรงประหารปากะด้วยศรปลายคมที่ประดับขนปีกนกกังกา।

Speakers

• Narratorial voice continuing the battle account within the Andhaka-vadha cycle

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Hari)

Key Themes

• Defeat of Dānavas
• Maya and asura hosts
• Iconography of archery (feathered arrows)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

Who is ‘Maya’ in this context?

Maya is the famed Dānava architect (Maya-dānava), frequently appearing in Purāṇic and Itihāsa literature as a leader/strategist among asuras. Here he stands as the first named among the Dānavas being overwhelmed by Hari’s arrow-barrage.

What does ‘kaṅgavāsas’ tell us about the scene?

It specifies the fletching of arrows—using kaṅga-bird feathers—an epic detail that heightens realism and martial prestige, implying expertly crafted missiles and a sustained volley.

Is ‘Pāka’ the same as Indra’s epithet ‘Pākaśāsana’?

They are related by wordplay and narrative linkage: ‘Pāka’ is treated as a named foe, and the next verse explicitly derives Indra’s epithet ‘Pākaśāsana’ from his ‘chastising’ (śāsana) of Pāka.