Vamana Purana — Ritadhvaja Aids Galava, Shloka 46
Ritadhvaja’s Aid to Galava and Andhaka’s Infatuation with Gauri
दक्षु सवासु जग्मुस्ताः स्तूयमानाश्च किन्नरैः अन्धको ऽपि स्मृतिं लब्ध्वा अपश्यन्नद्रिनन्दिनीम् स्वबलं निर्जितं दृष्ट्वा ततः पातालमाद्रवात्
dakṣu savāsu jagmustāḥ stūyamānāśca kinnaraiḥ andhako 'pi smṛtiṃ labdhvā apaśyannadrinandinīm svabalaṃ nirjitaṃ dṛṣṭvā tataḥ pātālamādravāt
Sila’y nagtungo sa kani-kanilang tahanan at pinuri ng mga Kinnara. Si Andhaka man, nang magbalik ang ulirat, ay nakita ang Anak na Babae ng Bundok. Nang makita niyang nagapi ang kanyang sariling hukbo, siya’y mabilis na tumakas patungong Pātāla.
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Kinnaras are celestial beings famed for music and praise. Their stuti marks a narrative closure: after the divine victory, the cosmos responds with celebratory acclaim, underscoring the event’s supra-human significance.
In Purāṇic battle narratives, loss of smṛti can indicate delusion, divine bewilderment, or shock. Regaining smṛti signals a return to self-recognition—immediately followed by recognition of the Goddess (Adrinandinī) and the pragmatic decision to retreat.
Pātāla functions as the asuric refuge and a mapped cosmic region beneath the earth. The verse uses vertical cosmography (earth ↔ netherworld) to depict the asura’s withdrawal from the divine sphere of action to a lower, protective domain.