Shloka 9
त्वर्यतां त्वर्यतां सद्यो हे हे दैत्यपुरोहिताः कृत्यां तस्य विनाशाय उत्पादयत मा चिरम्
tvaryatāṃ tvaryatāṃ sadyo he he daityapurohitāḥ kṛtyāṃ tasya vināśāya utpādayata mā ciram
“Hurry—hurry at once! O priests of the Daityas, come, come—without delay. Raise up a kṛtyā, a destructive rite-made being, for his ruin; do not take long!”
A Daitya/Demon leader (addressing the Daityas’ priests) within Sage Parāśara’s narration to Maitreya
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Historical
Quality: authoritative
Concept: Adharma intensifies when egoic power confronts true devotion, resorting to coercion and harmful rites rather than discernment.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Notice how anger seeks ‘quick fixes’; counter it with restraint, truthful counsel, and refusal to harm others for gain.
Vishishtadvaita: Opposition to bhakti is portrayed as tamasic distortion; the devotee’s dependence on the Lord stands beyond such manufactured forces.
Phase: Persecution
Bhakti Quality: Prahlāda’s unwavering devotion provokes escalating adharma (black rites), setting the stage for divine intervention.
FAQs
A kṛtyā represents a weaponized ritual act—an adharma-driven attempt to force outcomes through destructive magic—highlighting how demonic power seeks shortcuts against the moral order.
Through this urgent command to create a kṛtyā, the narrative contrasts frantic, coercive ritual violence with the steadier arc of cosmic law, implying that adharma acts ultimately remain subordinate to the higher order upheld by the divine.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s framing assumes divine sovereignty: hostile rites and demonic counsels operate within a universe whose final governance and protection of dharma rest with the Supreme Reality, Vishnu.