Vamana Purana — Chanda & Munda Discover Katyayani, Shloka 28
Chanda and Munda Discover Katyayani; Mahishasura’s Proposal and the Vishnu-Panjara Protection
यान्येव रत्नानि महीतले वा स्वर्गे ऽपि पातालतले ऽथ मुग्धे स्रावणि मामद्य समागतानि वीर्यार्जितानीह विशालनेत्रे
yānyeva ratnāni mahītale vā svarge 'pi pātālatale 'tha mugdhe srāvaṇi māmadya samāgatāni vīryārjitānīha viśālanetre
“Bất cứ châu báu nào ở trên đất, hoặc ở cõi trời, hoặc ở cõi âm—hỡi kẻ mê muội—hôm nay đều đã đến với ta tại đây, vào tháng Śrāvaṇa, hỡi người mắt rộng; tất cả là do dũng lực của ta mà đạt được.”
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FAQs
Prosperity claimed as ‘won by valor’ is still impermanent and ethically ambiguous if rooted in conquest. The Vāmana episode typically redirects such amassed wealth toward righteous giving (dāna) and the recognition that ownership is conditional within dharma.
This is narrative characterization within Vamśānucarita/Carita. The Śrāvaṇa reference is a calendrical detail but not, by itself, a vrata prescription here; it functions as scene-setting within the story.
Treasures gathered from earth, heaven, and Pātāla symbolize total acquisition across realms. In the Vāmana–Trivikrama arc, such ‘totality’ will be relativized: the cosmos itself becomes the measure of the Lord’s stride, and Bali’s ‘all’ becomes a small offering within a larger metaphysical reality.