Vamana Purana — Sukeshi's Inquiry into Dharma, Shloka 33
Sukeshi’s Inquiry into Dharma: The Seven Dvipas and the Twenty-One Hells
गृह्याङ्गुलीभिश्च गजस्य पुच्छं कृत्वेह बन्धं भुजगेश्वरेण उत्पाट्य चिक्षेप विरोचनं हि सकुञ्जरं खे सनियन्तृवाहम्
gṛhyāṅgulībhiśca gajasya pucchaṃ kṛtveha bandhaṃ bhujageśvareṇa utpāṭya cikṣepa virocanaṃ hi sakuñjaraṃ khe saniyantṛvāham
เขาใช้นิ้วกำหางช้าง แล้วให้พญานาคผูกมัดไว้ ณ ที่นั้น จากนั้นวิโรจนะฉีกกระชากและเหวี่ยงช้างนั้นขึ้นสู่ท้องฟ้า พร้อมทั้งผู้ควบคุมที่ขี่อยู่บนหลังช้างด้วย
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FAQs
The verse emphasizes the volatility of power when driven by force alone: physical might can overturn established order (the ‘rider/controller’), but such dominance is unstable and typically invites immediate counteraction in Purāṇic warfare cycles.
This is best classified under Vamśānucarita/Carita-type narrative material (accounts of lineages and their notable deeds), here focusing on a Daitya figure’s exploit within a broader mythic-historical sequence.
The elephant—often a symbol of royal/elemental power and stability—being seized by the tail and flung skyward signifies the inversion of order. The ‘binding by the serpent-lord’ evokes constriction/entanglement (nāga-bandha), a common motif for restraining power that is then violently ruptured.