Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ततः सूदा भयत्रस्ता जीर्णं दृष्ट्वा महाविषम् दैत्येश्वरम् उपागम्य प्रणिपत्येदम् अब्रुवन्

Transliteration

tataḥ sūdā bhayatrastā jīrṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahāviṣam daityeśvaram upāgamya praṇipatyedam abruvan

Translation

Then the Sūdas, shaken with fear, seeing that the mighty poison had been consumed, approached the lord of the Daityas; and, bowing down before him, they spoke these words.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (thereupon/then)

• सूदा: the cooks/attendants
• सूदा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (सूदाः इत्यर्थे; पाठभेद/सन्ध्यभावेन एकवचनरूपदर्शनम्)

• भय-त्रस्ताः: frightened with fear
• भय-त्रस्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रस्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, त्रस् धातोः क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (भयेन त्रस्ताः)

• जीर्णम्: digested/decayed
• जीर्णम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘महाविषम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• महा-विषम्: the great poison
• महा-विषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महद् विषम्)

• दैत्य-ईश्वरम्: the lord of the Daityas
• दैत्य-ईश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दैत्यानाम् ईश्वरः)

• उपागम्य: having approached
• उपागम्य: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप+आ+गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• प्रणिपत्य: having bowed down
• प्रणिपत्य: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+नि+पत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); ‘प्रणिपत्य’ = प्रणामं कृत्वा

• इदम्: this (statement)
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वाक्यकर्म (object of speech)

• अब्रुवन्: they said
• अब्रुवन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narratorial voice (Sage Parāśara reporting the scene to Maitreya); the immediate speakers introduced are the Sūdas addressing the Daitya-lord

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Prahlada Narrative

Phase: Persecution

Bhakti Quality: The devotee’s protection intensifies opponents’ fear, exposing the futility of adharma-based schemes.

Characters & Entities

• Sūdas
• Daitya-īśvara (lord of the Daityas)
• Mahāviṣa (great poison)

FAQs

What is the significance of the 'great poison' (mahāviṣa) in this Vishnu Purana verse?

In this verse, the “great poison” functions as a sign of extreme danger and cosmic disruption; its being consumed prompts fear and a formal appeal to authority, setting up the next action or request in the narrative.

How does Sage Parāśara present the dynamics of power and submission here?

Parāśara frames the moment through ritualized hierarchy: the Sūdas approach the Daitya-lord and prostrate, showing that even amid crisis, social and political order is expressed through reverence and petition.

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

Although Vishnu is not named in this single verse, the Vishnu Purana’s larger theological arc treats such crises as episodes within a cosmos ultimately governed and restored by Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty and sustaining order.