Vamana Purana — Sati's Death & Virabhadra, Shloka 46
Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
दृष्ट्वा विपन्नान्यस्त्राणि गदां चिक्षेप माधवः त्रिशुलेन समाहत्य पातयामास भूतले
dṛṣṭvā vipannānyastrāṇi gadāṃ cikṣepa mādhavaḥ triśulena samāhatya pātayāmāsa bhūtale
Nang makita ni Mādhava na ang iba pang sandata ay nawalan ng bisa, inihagis niya ang kanyang pamalo. Ngunit nang tamaan ng trident, ito’y bumagsak sa lupa.
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FAQs
Even the most potent force (gadā) can be checked by a counter-force (triśūla), underscoring restraint and the principle that power is meaningful only when governed by dharma and cosmic order rather than mere might.
This belongs to Vamśānucarita/Carita-type narrative material (accounts of divine/personage deeds) rather than sarga/pratisarga; it is episodic combat narration within a larger purāṇic storyline.
The gadā (royal, stabilizing force) being checked by the triśūla (threefold cosmic principle often associated with Śiva) can be read as a literary gesture toward balance between Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva powers—neither is portrayed as absolutely unilateral.