Shloka 31

ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्

Devanagari script

ततः सर्वासु मायासु विलीनासु पुनः सुराः संक्षोभं परमं जग्मुस् तत्पराभवशङ्किताः

Transliteration

tataḥ sarvāsu māyāsu vilīnāsu punaḥ surāḥ saṃkṣobhaṃ paramaṃ jagmus tatparābhavaśaṅkitāḥ

Translation

Then, when all those illusory contrivances had dissolved away, the gods once again fell into extreme agitation, haunted by the fear that their cause might end in defeat.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Desha-Kala (Adverbial/देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्ययम्; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्तम्

• सर्वासु: in all
• सर्वासु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (locative/7th), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् ‘मायासु’

• मायासु: in the illusions
• मायासु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• विलीनासु: having vanished/dissolved
• विलीनासु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ली (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘विलीन’ = dissolved/vanished; ‘मायासु’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Desha-Kala (Adverbial/देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-बोधक-अव्ययम् (adverb: again)

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• संक्षोभम्: agitation, disturbance
• संक्षोभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• परमम्: great, extreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् ‘संक्षोभम्’

• जग्मुः: went, came to
• जग्मुः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• तत्पराभवशङ्किताः: fearing their defeat
• तत्पराभवशङ्किताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् + पराभव + शङ्कित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः—‘तस्य पराभवः’ (their defeat) तस्मिन् शङ्किताः (apprehensive); विशेषणम् ‘सुराः’

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even the gods, when attached to outcomes, are shaken by fear; steadfast refuge in the Lord alone is the antidote to such saṃkṣobha.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Notice outcome-anxiety as a sign of clinging; re-center intention in dharma and surrender results to Viṣṇu.

Vishishtadvaita: Contrast between deva-anxiety and bhakta-śaraṇāgati underscores grace-based stability: the Lord supports those who take Him as refuge.

Characters & Entities

• Devas (Suras)
• Maya (illusion/stratagem)

FAQs

What is the significance of māyā dissolving in this Vishnu Purana verse?

It marks the end of deceptive or temporary stratagems, revealing that the devas must face events without relying on illusion—pointing to the need for higher, divinely grounded resolution.

How does Sage Parāśara frame the devas’ emotional state here?

Parāśara depicts them as entering intense saṃkṣobha (agitation), showing that even celestial beings experience fear and uncertainty when outcomes seem unstable.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context, even though he is not named in the verse?

The verse implicitly prepares for the Vishnu Purana’s core theme: when transient supports (māyā/strategies) fail, ultimate security and order rest in Vishnu as the Supreme regulator of cosmic outcomes.