Vamana Purana — Vishnu Slays Kalanemi, Shloka 30

Vishnu Enters the Deva–Asura War and Slays Kalanemi

Devanagari script

ततो विशसनो रौद्रो दैत्यानां दैवतैः सह जातो रुधिरनिष्यन्दो रजःसयमनात्मकः

Transliteration

tato viśasano raudro daityānāṃ daivataiḥ saha jāto rudhiraniṣyando rajaḥsayamanātmakaḥ

Translation

پھر دَیتیوں اور دیوتاؤں کے درمیان نہایت رَودْر اور ہولناک قتل و غارت برپا ہوئی—خون کی دھاریں بہنے لگیں، اور وہ رَج (گرد) اور تَم (تاریکی) کی سی کیفیت رکھتی تھی۔

Speakers

• Narratorial voice (Purāṇic narrator) describing events to the listening sage(s) (frame not explicit in the given excerpt).

Primary Deities

• Devas (collective)
• Daityas (collective)

Key Themes

• Deva–Daitya conflict
• Raudra (terrible) battle imagery
• Cosmic disorder signaled by dust and blood

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What does the compound “rudhiraniṣyanda” convey in Purāṇic battle description?

It literally means “a flowing forth (niṣyanda) of blood (rudhira),” a conventional epic-Purāṇic marker of extreme carnage, emphasizing the battle’s intensity and scale.

Why is “dust” (rajaḥ) highlighted alongside blood?

Dust is a stock battlefield motif: chariots, troops, and weapons raise clouds that obscure vision, symbolically mirroring the moral and cosmic turbulence produced by adharma-driven conflict.

Is any tīrtha or sacred geography indicated here?

No. This śloka is purely narrative and atmospheric; it does not name a locale. Geographic anchoring, if present in the chapter, would appear in surrounding verses not included here.