Vamana Purana — Andhaka's Coronation, Shloka 17

Andhaka’s Coronation, Boons from Shiva, and the Daiva–Asura War (Vahana Catalogues)

Devanagari script

रुद्रकर्ममलोद्भूतः श्यामो जलधिसंज्ञकः शिशुमारो दिव्यगतिः वाहनं वरुणस्य च

Transliteration

rudrakarmamalodbhūtaḥ śyāmo jaladhisaṃjñakaḥ śiśumāro divyagatiḥ vāhanaṃ varuṇasya ca

Translation

Sinh từ mala (uế tạp) của những hành vi của Rudra, có một kẻ sắc sẫm tên là “Jaladhi” (Đại dương). Và śiśumāra, với sự vận hành thần diệu, cũng là vāhana của Varuṇa.

Word by Word

• रुद्र-कर्म-मल-उद्भूतः: arisen from the impurity of Rudra’s act
• रुद्र-कर्म-मल-उद्भूतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + मल (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भूत (कृदन्त; उत्+√भू (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘उद्भूत’ = arisen; समासार्थः: रुद्रस्य कर्मणः मलात् उद्भूतः (ablative sense)

• श्यामः: dark/blue-black
• श्यामः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्याम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• जलधि-संज्ञकः: named ‘Jaladhi’
• जलधि-संज्ञकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जलधि (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘जलधि’ इति संज्ञा यस्य (named ‘Jaladhi’)

• शिशुमारः: śiśumāra (porpoise/dolphin-like creature)
• शिशुमारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दिव्यगतिः: of divine movement
• दिव्यगतिः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (one whose movement is divine)

• वाहनम्: (is) the mount/vehicle
• वाहनम्: Pradhana-predicative (विधेय/Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• वरुणस्य: of Varuṇa
• वरुणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

Speakers

• Not specified in input (often framed as Pulastya → Nārada in the Vāmana Purāṇa’s dialogue style)

Primary Deities

• Rudra (Śiva)
• Varuṇa

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Purāṇic cosmology
• Deity iconography (vāhana lists)
• Non-sectarian integration (Rudra-linked beings serving other devas)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "bibhatsa", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse presents a Purāṇic motif where even ‘mala’ (residual impurity) from a divine principle becomes ordered within cosmic function—suggesting that nothing in creation is outside dharma’s organization, and that all beings can be assigned a role in sustaining the world.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily aligns with Sarga (creation/emanation motifs) and ancillary cosmological cataloguing typical of Purāṇic narration (lists of beings, their origins, and functions).

What is the symbolic significance?

Linking a Rudra-origin entity with Varuṇa’s mount integrates Śaiva power into the broader deva-order, reflecting the text’s harmonizing tendency: Rudra’s sphere is not isolated but participates in the cosmic administration represented by Varuṇa.