Shloka 105

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

उद्वेगं परमं जग्मुर् दैत्या विष्णुपराङ्मुखाः त्यक्ता लक्ष्म्या महाभाग विप्रचित्तिपुरोगमाः

Transliteration

udvegaṃ paramaṃ jagmur daityā viṣṇuparāṅmukhāḥ tyaktā lakṣmyā mahābhāga vipracittipurogamāḥ

Translation

Turning away from Viṣṇu, the Daityas were seized by the utmost alarm; O noble one, forsaken by Lakṣmī, they fell into ruin with Vipracitti at their head.

Word by Word

• उद्वेगम्: agitation, distress
• उद्वेगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• परमम्: supreme, extreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उद्वेगम् इति विशेषणम्; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जग्मुः: went, reached
• जग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Parasmaipada; 3rd person plural

• दैत्याः: Daityas (demons)
• दैत्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विष्णुपराङ्मुखाः: turned away from Vishnu
• विष्णुपराङ्मुखाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु + पराङ्मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; दैत्याः इति विशेषणम्; ‘विष्णोः पराङ्मुखाः’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• त्यक्ताः: abandoned, forsaken
• त्यक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्यज् (धातु) → त्यक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; दैत्याः इति विशेषणम्; Past passive participle

• लक्ष्म्या: by Lakshmi
• लक्ष्म्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (सम्बोधन), एकवचन; ‘महान् भागः यस्य’/‘महाभागः’ इति संबोधनम्; Vocative singular

• विप्रचित्तिपुरोगमाः: led by Vipracitti
• विप्रचित्तिपुरोगमाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विप्रचित्ति + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; दैत्याः इति विशेषणम्; ‘विप्रचित्तिः पुरोगमः येषाम्’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Deva–Daitya conflict during the churning and the securing of amṛta

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Turning away from Viṣṇu results in the withdrawal of Śrī (divine fortune) and consequent ruin.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Align choices with devotion and dharma; treat loss of integrity as loss of inner ‘Śrī’ and correct course quickly.

Vishishtadvaita: Śrī is inseparable from Nārāyaṇa and her ‘abandonment’ signifies loss of divine grace when one becomes viṣṇu-parāṅmukha.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Lakshmi
• Daityas
• Vipracitti

FAQs

What is the significance of Lakshmi leaving the Daityas in the Vishnu Purana?

Lakṣmī represents auspicious power, legitimacy, and prosperity; her departure signals the loss of divine sanction and the inevitable collapse of those opposed to Viṣṇu.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the downfall of anti-Vishnu forces?

Through narrative causality: when beings become viṣṇu-parāṅmukha (turned away from Viṣṇu), fear, disorder, and misfortune arise, culminating in their defeat within the cosmic moral order.

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

Viṣṇu is portrayed as the supreme stabilizing reality; alignment with him sustains order and fortune, while estrangement from him produces agitation and decline.