Shloka 24

ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्

Devanagari script

इत्य् उक्त्वा प्रययौ साथ रक्षांस्य् आविर्बभुस् ततः अभ्युद्यतोग्रशस्त्राणि ज्वालामालाकुलैर् मुखैः

Transliteration

ity uktvā prayayau sātha rakṣāṃsy āvirbabhus tataḥ abhyudyatograśastrāṇi jvālāmālākulair mukhaiḥ

Translation

Having spoken thus, he departed at once. Then the rākṣasas suddenly manifested—brandishing dreadful weapons, their faces wreathed in garlands of flame.

Word by Word

इतिthus

उक्त्वाhaving said

प्रययौwent forth, departed

साथthen, thereafter

रक्षांसिdemons, rakshasas

आविर्बभुःappeared, became manifest

ततःthen, thereafter

अभ्युद्यतोग्रशस्त्राणिwith fierce weapons raised

ज्वालामालाकुलैःwith (faces) crowded with garlands of flames

मुखैःwith mouths/faces

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Characters & Entities

Rakshasas

FAQs

What is the significance of rākṣasas appearing in the Vishnu Purana?

Their sudden manifestation signals a disruption of dharma and sets the stage for the reassertion of rightful order under divine governance.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the escalation of danger in such episodes?

He often marks a turning point with a brief action (“having said thus, he departed”), followed by the immediate emergence of hostile forces, tightening the narrative toward protection and restoration.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purāṇic frame implies that all hostile powers operate within his supreme sovereignty and are ultimately subdued to reestablish dharma.