Shloka 31
Daitya–Dānava Vaṁśa, Kaśyapa’s Progeny, and the Birth of the Maruts
वरेण छन्दयाम् आस सा च वव्रे ततो वरम् पुत्रम् इन्द्रवधार्थाय समर्थम् अमितौजसम्
vareṇa chandayām āsa sā ca vavre tato varam putram indravadhārthāya samartham amitaujasam
He sought her assent by offering a boon; and she chose as her boon a son of immeasurable splendor and irresistible power, fully capable of slaying Indra.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Concept: Desire for retaliatory power can be sanctified in form (a boon) yet remain ethically fraught in intent, foreshadowing karmic consequence and divine regulation.
Vedantic Theme: Karma
Application: Before pursuing ‘success’ or power, scrutinize the motive; redirect hurt into constructive dharma rather than revenge.
Vishishtadvaita: Affirms a governed moral cosmos where even boon-born power is ultimately subordinated to higher order (dharma under the supreme Lord’s sovereignty).
FAQs
It highlights a recurring Purāṇic motif: challenges to Indra’s sovereignty arise from boons and austerities, demonstrating that celestial power is conditional and governed by a higher cosmic order.
Through narrative causality: a boon becomes the immediate instrument by which future conflicts and lineages unfold, showing how desire and intention channel power into historical consequence.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purāṇa frames such upheavals under Vishnu’s supreme governance—Devas and their rivals operate within a larger, Vishnu-ordered moral and cosmic structure.