Shloka 39
Daitya–Dānava Vaṁśa, Kaśyapa’s Progeny, and the Birth of the Maruts
मा रोदीर् इति तं शक्रः पुनः पुनर् अभाषत सो ऽभवत् सप्तधा गर्भस् तम् इन्द्रः कुपितः पुनः
mā rodīr iti taṃ śakraḥ punaḥ punar abhāṣata so 'bhavat saptadhā garbhas tam indraḥ kupitaḥ punaḥ
Again and again Śakra (Indra) said to him, “Do not weep.” Yet the foetus became divided into seven, and Indra, once more seized by anger, turned upon him again.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Historical
Quality: revealing
FAQs
It signals the miraculous resilience of life under cosmic law: despite Indra’s aggression, the being persists—now as seven—highlighting that power cannot ultimately override the ordained order.
Parāśara presents it as a paradox of intimidation and control—Indra tries to suppress the consequence (the cry) even while causing the suffering, revealing the insecurity behind sovereign power.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the narrative operates within Vishnu Purana’s framework: all divine actions and outcomes unfold under a higher, regulating reality—Vishnu as the sustaining ground of cosmic order.