Shloka 113

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

श्रिया जुष्टं च त्रैलोक्यं बभूव द्विजसत्तम शक्रश् च त्रिदशश्रेष्ठः पुनः श्रीमान् अजायत

Transliteration

śriyā juṣṭaṃ ca trailokyaṃ babhūva dvijasattama śakraś ca tridaśaśreṣṭhaḥ punaḥ śrīmān ajāyata

Translation

يا أفضلَ الثنائيّ الولادة، لقد غدت العوالم الثلاثة مُتَوَّجةً بشري (البركة والسلطان الميمون) من جديد؛ وأضحى شَكْرا، سيدَ الآلهة، مرةً أخرى ذا مجدٍ وبهاء، مُستعادًا إلى ربوبيته المتألقة.

Word by Word

• śriyā: by/with Śrī (fortune)
• śriyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• juṣṭam: favored/adorned
• juṣṭam: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: juṣ (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying trailokyam)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• trailokyam: the three worlds
• trailokyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः लोकाः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• babhūva: became
• babhūva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः—भू (to become)

• dvija-sattama: O best of twice-born
• dvija-sattama: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—द्विजानां सत्तमः

• śakraḥ: Indra (Śakra)
• śakraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• tridaśa-śreṣṭhaḥ: best of the gods
• tridaśa-śreṣṭhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (त्रिदशानां श्रेष्ठः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; śakraḥ इत्यस्य विशेषणवत्

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (again)

• śrīmān: prosperous, endowed with fortune
• śrīmān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying śakraḥ)

• ajāyata: was born/arose
• ajāyata: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How Śrī (auspicious sovereignty) and Indra’s splendor return after restoration

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śrī (auspicious fortune and legitimate sovereignty) accompanies restored dharma, and even the lord of the devas shines by grace rather than mere power.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Treat prosperity as stewardship under dharma—practice gratitude, generosity, and restraint so ‘Śrī’ remains aligned with righteousness.

Vishishtadvaita: Śrī’s bestowal and withdrawal underscore dependence (śeṣatva) of all rulers and realms upon the divine couple’s grace.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Lakshmi Presence: Sri (fortune)

Characters & Entities

• Śrī (Lakṣmī/Fortune)
• Trailokya (three worlds)
• Śakra (Indra)

FAQs

What is the significance of Śrī blessing the three worlds in this Vishnu Purana verse?

It signals the return of auspicious order—prosperity, legitimacy, and stability—across trailokya, showing that cosmic governance flourishes only when Śrī (fortune and right sovereignty) is present.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the renewal of divine roles like Indra (Śakra)?

By presenting cosmic offices as cyclical within Manvantara rhythms: when order is restored, the chief of the gods is ‘born again’ in splendor—i.e., re-established in authority and efficacy.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu in this context?

Though unnamed in this single line, the Purana’s framework implies that such restoration of prosperity and Indra’s sovereignty occurs under Vishnu’s supreme governance of dharma and cosmic order.