Shloka 25

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

इत्य् उक्त्वा प्रययौ विप्रो देवराजो ऽपि तं पुनः आरुह्यैरावतं ब्रह्मन् प्रययाव् अमरावतीम्

Transliteration

ity uktvā prayayau vipro devarājo 'pi taṃ punaḥ āruhyairāvataṃ brahman prayayāv amarāvatīm

Translation

So sprechend ging der Brahmane fort; und der Götterkönig Indra, o Brahmane, bestieg erneut Airāvata und brach nach Amarāvatī auf.

Word by Word

इतिthus

उक्त्वाhaving said

प्रययौwent forth

विप्रःthe brahmin

देवराजःthe king of the gods (Indra)

अपिalso

तम्him

पुनःagain

आरुह्यhaving mounted

ऐरावतम्Airāvata (the elephant)

ब्रह्मन्O brahmin

प्रययाव्went

अमरावतीम्to Amarāvatī

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Characters & Entities

Indra (Devarāja)

Airāvata

Amarāvatī

Vipra (Brahmin)

FAQs

What is the significance of Amarāvatī in the Vishnu Purana?

Amarāvatī is Indra’s celestial capital, symbolizing the ordered realm of Svarga where divine administration operates within cosmic law.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine authority in this context?

By depicting Indra as “Devarāja” returning to his seat, the narrative reflects structured cosmic governance—power exercised as an office within dharma, ultimately subordinate to Vishnu’s higher sovereignty.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s framework implies that the devas’ roles and realms (like Indra’s Svarga) function within the supreme order established and sustained by Vishnu.