Vamana Purana — Sukeshi's Inquiry into Dharma, Shloka 9
Sukeshi’s Inquiry into Dharma: The Seven Dvipas and the Twenty-One Hells
तं गर्जमानं वीक्ष्याथ वासवः सायकैर्दृढम् ववर्ष तान् वारयन् स समभ्यायाच्छतक्रतुम्
taṃ garjamānaṃ vīkṣyātha vāsavaḥ sāyakairdṛḍham vavarṣa tān vārayan sa samabhyāyācchatakratum
اسے گرجتے دیکھ کر واسَو (اِندر) نے مضبوطی سے تیروں کی بارش کی؛ وہ انہیں روکتا ہوا شتکرتو (اِندر) کی طرف بڑھا۔
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FAQs
The exchange illustrates reciprocal effort (prayatna) in the world: even divine kings like Indra act through means (weapons, strategy), while adversaries resist; Purāṇic ethics often read such scenes as reminders that power must be aligned with dharma to endure.
Vamśānucarita / narrative episode within the broader mythic-historical account of Devas and their opponents.
Indra’s ‘rain of arrows’ mirrors his cosmic association with rain and storm, while the opponent’s warding-off and advance signals the recurring Purāṇic tension between order (indraic sovereignty) and disruptive force (āsuric aggression).