Vamana Purana — Slaying of Raktabija, Shloka 49
The Slaying of Raktabīja and Niśumbha–Śumbha; the Manifestation of the Mātṛkās and the Devas’ Hymn
निशुम्भं पतितं दृष्ट्वा शुम्भः क्रोधान्महामुने वृन्दारकं समारुह्य पाशपाणिः समभ्यगात्
niśumbhaṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā śumbhaḥ krodhānmahāmune vṛndārakaṃ samāruhya pāśapāṇiḥ samabhyagāt
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FAQs
Here Vṛndāraka functions as a proper name for Śumbha’s mount (typically an elephant in the battle tableau). It is not presented as a tīrtha or geographic marker in this line.
The pāśa is a standard weapon motif signifying capture, restraint, and royal coercive power. In Devī–daitya battles it also contrasts with Devī’s superior, often effortless, countermeasures.
Not directly. This is a narrative combat unit; no tīrtha, river, or kṣetra is named, so it serves the mythic-epic layer rather than the text’s geographic cataloging.