Shloka 2
द्विविद-वधः, यज्ञ-विध्वंस-निवारणम्, बलदेव-पराक्रम-समाहारः
नरकस्यासुरेन्द्रस्य देवपक्षविरोधिनः सखाभवन् महावीर्यो द्विविदो नाम वानरः
narakasyāsurendrasya devapakṣavirodhinaḥ sakhābhavan mahāvīryo dvivido nāma vānaraḥ
দেৱপক্ষ-বিৰোধী অসুৰেন্দ্ৰ নৰকৰ এজন সখা আছিল—মহাবীৰ্যবান ‘দ্বিবিদ’ নামৰ বানৰ।
Sage Parāśara (narrating) to Maitreya
Vishnu Form: Krishna
FAQs
It establishes Naraka’s network of powerful allies, emphasizing that opposition to the Devas is organized and formidable—setting the stage for Vishnu’s dharma-restoring intervention.
By labeling Naraka as “devapakṣa-virodhī,” Parāśara presents the conflict as a moral and cosmic polarity—alignment with divine order versus resistance to it.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the line, the narrative implies his supreme governance of order: the rise of anti-Deva powers becomes the occasion for Vishnu’s protective action to reestablish dharma.