Shloka 17
Brahmā Worships Vāmana; the Demons Attack; Bali is Bound and Questioned About the Third Step
नन्द: सुनन्दोऽथ जयो विजय: प्रबलो बल: । कुमुद: कुमुदाक्षश्च विष्वक्सेन: पतत्त्रिराट् ॥ १६ ॥ जयन्त: श्रुतदेवश्च पुष्पदन्तोऽथ सात्वत: । सर्वे नागायुतप्राणाश्चमूं ते जघ्नुरासुरीम् ॥ १७ ॥
nandaḥ sunando ’tha jayo vijayaḥ prabalo balaḥ kumudaḥ kumudākṣaś ca viṣvaksenaḥ patattrirāṭ
Nanda, Sunanda, Jaya, Vijaya, Prabala, Bala, Kumuda, Kumudākṣa, Viṣvaksena, Patattrirāṭ (Garuḍa), Jayanta, Śrutadeva, Puṣpadanta und Sātvata waren allesamt Gefährten des Herrn Viṣṇu. Mit der Kraft von zehntausend Elefanten begannen sie, das Heer der Asuras niederzumachen.
FAQs
Jaya and Vijaya are renowned attendants of Lord Viṣṇu, famous as powerful guardians and associates who appear in various Bhagavatam narratives.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī lists the Lord’s principal attendants to show that formidable divine forces assembled to oppose the asuric army.
It strengthens faith that divine protection is organized and purposeful, inspiring steadiness and surrender when facing adversity.