Shloka 10

प्रह्लादस्य अव्यभिचारिणी भक्ति, मायाविनाशः, तथा विष्णोः विश्वरूप-स्तुतिः

Devanagari script

इति श्रुत्वा स दैत्येन्द्रः प्रासादशिखरे स्थितः क्रोधान्धकारितमुखः प्राह दैतेयकिंकरान्

Transliteration

iti śrutvā sa daityendraḥ prāsādaśikhare sthitaḥ krodhāndhakāritamukhaḥ prāha daiteyakiṃkarān

Translation

Hearing these words, the lord of the Daityas, standing upon the pinnacle of his palace, his face darkened and blinded by wrath, spoke out to his Daitya attendants.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having heard)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दैत्येन्द्रः: lord of the Daityas
• दैत्येन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (दैत्यानाम् इन्द्रः) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• प्रासादशिखरे: on the palace-roof/peak
• प्रासादशिखरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद + शिखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (प्रासादस्य शिखरम्) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• स्थितः: standing
• स्थितः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तरि-भाव (standing)

• क्रोधान्धकारितमुखः: whose face was darkened by anger
• क्रोधान्धकारितमुखः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध + अन्धकारित + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: (क्रोधेन अन्धकारितं मुखं यस्य)

• प्राह: said/spoke
• प्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दैतेयकिंकरान्: the Daiteya-servants/attendants
• दैतेयकिंकरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैतेय + किंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; (दैतेयानां किंकराः) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya; the immediate in-scene speaker is the Daitya-king addressing his attendants)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Nature of true devotion and its fruits—how seeing Hari in all beings transforms conduct and suffering.

Teaching: Historical

Quality: revealing

Prahlada Narrative

Phase: Persecution

Narasimha: Narasimha not yet manifested; the narrative turns as Hiraṇyakaśipu’s wrath initiates lethal trials that will precipitate the avatāra’s appearance.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Characters & Entities

• Daityendra (Daitya-king, traditionally Hiraṇyakaśipu)
• Daiteya-kiṃkaras (Daitya attendants)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Daitya-king’s anger in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames anger (krodha) as a blinding force that drives the Asura ruler to issue destructive commands—setting the stage for the conflict where divine protection of devotion ultimately prevails.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the narrative shift in the Prahlāda episode here?

By depicting the Daitya-king on the palace summit, ‘darkened by wrath,’ Parāśara signals a decisive turning point: from hearing a report to initiating action through his attendants, escalating the persecution motif.

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

Though Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Prahlāda cycle consistently teaches Vishnu’s supreme guardianship: worldly power fueled by rage cannot overturn the divine order that protects steadfast devotion.