Vamana Purana — Chanda & Munda Discover Katyayani, Shloka 26
Chanda and Munda Discover Katyayani; Mahishasura’s Proposal and the Vishnu-Panjara Protection
स्वर्गं मही वायुपथाश्च वश्याः पातालमन्ये च महेश्वराद्याः इन्द्रो ऽस्मि रुद्रो ऽस्मि दिवाकरो ऽस्मि सर्वेषु लोक्ष्वधिपो ऽस्मि बाले
svargaṃ mahī vāyupathāśca vaśyāḥ pātālamanye ca maheśvarādyāḥ indro 'smi rudro 'smi divākaro 'smi sarveṣu lokṣvadhipo 'smi bāle
“Trời, đất và các lộ trình của gió đều nằm dưới quyền ta; cũng vậy cõi Pātāla, và cả những bậc khác bắt đầu từ Maheśvara. Ta là Indra; ta là Rudra; ta là Mặt Trời. Trong mọi thế giới, hỡi con trẻ, ta là chúa tể.”
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FAQs
Unchecked sovereignty tends to inflate the ego into cosmic self-identification (“I am Indra/Rudra/Sun”). The narrative sets up dharma’s corrective: power without humility and right orientation to the Supreme becomes self-delusion, inviting divine rebalancing.
Primarily within Vamśānucarita/Carita (narrative of a royal/dynastic figure—Bali—and the divine intervention around his reign), rather than cosmogenesis. It also supports dharma-illustration typical of itihāsa-style purāṇic narration.
Bali’s claim to be Indra, Rudra, and Sūrya symbolizes the appropriation of cosmic functions by ego. The mention of Maheśvara alongside other deities also reflects the Purāṇa’s broad pantheonic frame, while preparing for Viṣṇu’s demonstration that true cosmic lordship is not seized but inherent in the Supreme.