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Vamana Purana — Ritadhvaja Aids Galava, Shloka 9

Ritadhvaja’s Aid to Galava and Andhaka’s Infatuation with Gauri

Devanagari script

स तं प्रगृह्यश्ववरं नरेन्द्रं ऋतध्वजं योज्य तदात्तशस्त्रम् स्थितस्तपस्येव ततो महर्षिर्दैत्यं समेत्य विशिखैर्नृपजो बिभेद // वम्प्_33.8 केनाम्बरतलाद् वाजी निसृष्टो वद सुव्रत वाक् कस्यादेहिनी जाता परं कौतूहलं मम

Transliteration

sa taṃ pragṛhyaśvavaraṃ narendraṃ ṛtadhvajaṃ yojya tadāttaśastram sthitastapasyeva tato maharṣirdaityaṃ sametya viśikhairnṛpajo bibheda // VamP_33.8 kenāmbaratalād vājī nisṛṣṭo vada suvrata vāk kasyādehinī jātā paraṃ kautūhalaṃ mama

Translation

اس بہترین گھوڑے کو تھام کر مہارشی نے ہتھیار اٹھائے ہوئے نریندر رتدھوج کو اس میں جوت دیا۔ تپسیا میں مستغرق کی مانند ثابت قدم رہ کر اس نے دَیتیہ کا سامنا کیا، اور راجا کے پتر نے تیروں سے اسے چھید دیا۔ پھر کسی نے پوچھا— “آسمان کی سطح سے یہ گھوڑا کس نے چھوڑا؟ اے نیک ورت والے، بتاؤ۔ وہ بےجسم آواز کس کی تھی؟ میرا تجسس بہت عظیم ہے۔”

Word by Word

सःhe

तम्him

प्रगृह्यhaving seized

अश्ववरम्the excellent horse

नरेन्द्रम्the king

ऋतध्वजम्Ṛtadhvaja (proper name)

योज्यhaving yoked (him)

तदाthen

आत्तशस्त्रम्armed (with weapon taken up)

स्थितःstood/was stationed

तपसिin penance

इवas if/like

ततःthen

महर्षिःthe great sage

दैत्यम्the demon

समेत्यhaving approached

विशिखैःwith arrows

नृपजःthe king’s son

बिभेदpierced/split

केनby whom/with what

अम्बरतलात्from the surface of the sky

वाजीhorse

निसृष्टःwas sent forth/released

वदtell/say

सुव्रतO virtuous one

वाक्speech/voice

कस्यof whom

अदेहिनीbodiless

जाताwas born/arose

परम्greatly

कौतूहलम्curiosity

ममmy

Speakers

Narrative voice describing events; followed by an interlocutor’s question addressed to ‘suvrata’ (a virtuous listener/sage). Exact named speakers are not provided in the excerpt; King Ṛtadhvaja is named as a participant.

Key Themes

Divinely supplied aid in battle (heaven-sent horse)Kṣatriya valor supported by ṛṣi-tejasPurāṇic narrative technique: embedded inquiry to identify divine sourceDaitya conflict motif within Andhaka-vadha cycle

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Who is King Ṛtadhvaja here, and why is he paired with a maharṣi?

Ṛtadhvaja appears as a kṣatriya figure whose martial action is enabled by ascetic power and divine signs. The pairing reflects a common Purāṇic ideal: royal force (kṣatra) is most effective when aligned with brahmanical/ascetic tejas.

What does ‘standing as if in tapas’ imply during a combat scene?

It suggests unwavering composure and concentrated spiritual force—an ascetic steadiness that can stabilize, empower, or ritually ‘authorize’ the ensuing violence, distinguishing it from mere rage or impulsive fighting.

Why does the text insert the question ‘By whom was the horse released… whose was the voice?’

This is a narrative hinge: the marvel (horse + oracle) demands attribution. The question cues the next passage to identify the divine or cosmic agent behind the intervention, and it also frames the episode as a revelation rather than a random miracle.