Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Coronation, Shloka 5
Andhaka’s Coronation, Boons from Shiva, and the Daiva–Asura War (Vahana Catalogues)
अजेयत्वमवध्यत्वं सुरसिद्धर्षिपन्नगैः अदाह्यत्वं हुताशेन अक्लेद्यत्वं जलेन च
ajeyatvamavadhyatvaṃ surasiddharṣipannagaiḥ adāhyatvaṃ hutāśena akledyatvaṃ jalena ca
اس نے یہ ور پایا—دیوتا، سدھ، رِشی اور ناگوں کے ہاتھوں اَجے اور اَوَدھ؛ آگ سے نہ جلنے والا اور پانی سے نہ بھیگنے والا (بے اثر) بھی۔
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FAQs
Power gained through boons is conditional and often fuels pride and oppression; the Purāṇic ethic warns that unchecked power (aiśvarya) without dharma leads to adharma and eventual downfall.
Vamśānucarita / Carita: narrative of prominent beings (here, an Asura’s rise through boons) that sets up later cosmic-political conflict between Devas and Daityas.
The catalog of immunities (from beings and elements) symbolizes egoic attempts to ‘seal off’ vulnerability; Purāṇas typically imply that such protections still contain a dharmic loophole—fate and divine order cannot be fully bypassed.