Vamana Purana — Sukesha's Boon & Twelve Dharmas, Shloka 4
Sukesha’s Boon, the Twelve Dharmas of Beings, and the Cosmography of the Seven Dvipas with the Twenty-One Hells
आसीन्निशाचरपतिर्विद्युत्केशीति विश्रुतः तस्य पुत्रो गुणज्येष्ठः सुकेशिरभवत्ततः
āsīnniśācarapatirvidyutkeśīti viśrutaḥ tasya putro guṇajyeṣṭhaḥ sukeśirabhavattataḥ
May isang panginoon ng mga nilalang na gumagala sa gabi (nisācara, mga demonyo) na tanyag sa pangalang Vidyutkeśa. Ang kanyang anak na lalaki, na pinakadakila sa mga kabutihan, ay isinilang pagkaraan bilang Sukeśin.
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FAQs
The verse frames virtue (guṇa) as a meaningful attribute regardless of birth-lineage, suggesting that dharmic qualities can appear even in traditionally 'demonic' clans—an ethical emphasis on conduct over mere category.
Primarily Vamśānucarita (accounts of dynasties/lineages), introducing a succession (Vidyutkeśa → Sukeśin) that supports later narrative causality (boons, conflicts, or rule).
Names like 'Vidyutkeśa' and 'Sukeśin' use luminous/auspicious imagery, hinting that power and splendor (tejas) can be morally directed—setting up the tension between divine grace and its use by non-divine beings.