Shloka 39

विषप्रयोगः कृत्योत्पादनं च (प्रह्लादस्य अवध्यता, कृत्याविनाशः, पुरोहितानां रक्षणम्)

Devanagari script

ये हन्तुम् आगता दत्तं यैर् विषं यैर् हुताशनः यैर् दिग्गजैर् अहं क्षुण्णो दष्टः सर्पैश् च यैर् अहम्

Transliteration

ye hantum āgatā dattaṃ yair viṣaṃ yair hutāśanaḥ yair diggajair ahaṃ kṣuṇṇo daṣṭaḥ sarpaiś ca yair aham

Translation

যিসকলে মোক হত্যা কৰিবলৈ আহিছিল—যিসকলৰ দ্বাৰা বিষ দিয়া হৈছিল; যিসকলৰ দ্বাৰা অগ্নি প্ৰয়োগ হৈছিল; যিসকলৰ কাৰণে মই দিগ্গজৰ তলত পিষ্ট হৈছিলোঁ; আৰু যিসকলৰ দ্বাৰা মই সাপৰ দংশন পাইছিলোঁ—সেই সকলো…

Word by Word

येthose who

हन्तुम्to kill

आगताःhave come

दत्तम्given

यैःby whom

विषम्poison

यैःby whom

हुताशनःfire

यैःby whom

दिग्गजैःby the elephants of the quarters

अहम्I

क्षुण्णःcrushed, struck down

दष्टःbitten

सर्पैःby snakes

चand

यैःby whom

अहम्I

Speaker

A persecuted king/prince within the dynastic narrative (as recounted by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: revealing

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

Directional elephants (Diggajas)

Serpents (Nāgas)

FAQs

What is the significance of repeated assassination methods (poison, fire, elephants, serpents) in the Vishnu Purana?

They dramatize the extremity of adharma used to disrupt rightful rule, while highlighting that worldly power cannot ultimately override the moral order that sustains legitimate lineage.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the working of providence in such dynastic crises?

Through narrative causality: conspiracies arise from greed and fear, yet the larger order—aligned with dharma—continues to move history toward the preservation of rightful succession.

What is Lord Vishnu’s theological importance in this context?

Even when not named in the verse, Vishnu functions as the Supreme sustaining principle (the preserver of order), under whose governance dharma and the continuity of lineage are ultimately protected.