Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 37

The Lord Appears to the Devas and Instructs the Truce; Mandara Is Brought for Churning

Devanagari script

गिरिपातविनिष्पिष्टान्विलोक्यामरदानवान् । ईक्षया जीवयामास निर्जरान् निर्व्रणान् यथा ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

giri-pāta-viniṣpiṣṭān vilokyāmara-dānavān īkṣayā jīvayām āsa nirjarān nirvraṇān yathā

Translation

Observing that most of the demons and the demigods had been crushed by the falling of the mountain, the Lord glanced over them and brought them back to life. Thus they became free from grief, and they even had no bruises on their bodies.

Synonyms

• गिरि: mountain
• गिरि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समास-पूर्वपद (member)

• पात: fall, falling
• पात: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात (प्रातिपदिक; पत्-भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समास-पूर्वपद (member)

• विनिष्पिष्टान्: crushed (smashed)
• विनिष्पिष्टान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+नि+स्पिष् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘गिरि-पात-विनिष्पिष्टान्’ = तत्पुरुष (crushed by the mountain’s fall)

• विलोक्य: having looked at/seen
• विलोक्य: Kriya-hetu (क्रिया-हेतु)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund); “having seen”

• अमर: gods
• अमर: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समास-पूर्वपद (member)

• दानवान्: demons
• दानवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘अमर-दानवान्’ = द्वन्द्व

• ईक्षया: by (his) glance
• ईक्षया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental

• जीवयामास: revived, brought to life
• जीवयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीवय् (धातु; causative of जीव्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect) periphrastic (आमास-योग), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; causative “made (them) live”

• निर्जरान्: the immortals
• निर्जरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्जर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; apposition to अमर-दानवान् (here meaning “immortals/undecaying ones”)

• निर्व्रणान्: unwounded, without injury
• निर्व्रणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्व्रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; adjective to निर्जरान्/अमर-दानवान्

• यथा: as if, just as
• यथा: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/manner)

Characters & Entities

• Devas (Amaras)
• Dānavas
• The Lord (Hari/Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Lord reviving beings by His glance?

In this verse, Śukadeva explains that the Lord restored the crushed devas and Dānavas simply by His glance, showing His effortless power to protect and reestablish life.

Why did Lord Viṣṇu revive both the demigods and the Dānavas during Samudra Manthan?

Because the churning required cooperation from both sides, the Lord maintained the balance of the līlā by reviving all participants so the cosmic purpose of obtaining amṛta could continue.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Even when circumstances feel crushing, remembering the Lord’s preserving power nurtures faith, resilience, and steadiness in dharma—trusting that restoration can come in unexpected ways.