Shloka 106

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

ततस् ते जगृहुर् दैत्या धन्वन्तरिकरे स्थितम् कमण्डलुं महावीर्या यत्रास्ते तद् द्विजामृतम्

Transliteration

tatas te jagṛhur daityā dhanvantarikare sthitam kamaṇḍaluṃ mahāvīryā yatrāste tad dvijāmṛtam

Translation

Then those mighty Daityas seized the water-pot resting in Dhanvantari’s hand—the vessel in which the amṛta, the nectar of immortality, was contained.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (काल/अनन्तर); Indeclinable adverb ‘then’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम; दैत्याः इत्यस्य पुनरुक्तिः; Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जगृहुः: seized, took
• जगृहुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Parasmaipada; 3rd person plural

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

• धन्वन्तरिकरे: in Dhanvantari’s hand
• धन्वन्तरिकरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्वन्तरि + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘धन्वन्तरेः करे’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); Masculine, Locative, Singular

• स्थितम्: situated, placed
• स्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कमण्डलुम् इति विशेषणम्; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कमण्डलुम्: water-pot (kamaṇḍalu)
• कमण्डलुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमण्डलु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महावीर्याः: of great prowess
• महावीर्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; दैत्याः इति विशेषणम्; Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Sambandha (Relational/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्ध/स्थानवाचक; relative adverb ‘where’

• आस्ते: is/was present, remained
• आस्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Ātmanepada; 3rd person singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshya-nirdesha (Referent/निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘द्विजामृतम्’ इत्यस्य निर्देशः; Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• द्विजामृतम्: nectar for the gods (lit. for the twice-born)
• द्विजामृतम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘द्विजानाम् अमृतम्’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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: Possession gained through force and adharma becomes the cause of further delusion and downfall.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Pursue goals through rightful means; beware ‘ends justify means’ thinking that breeds instability and conflict.

Vishishtadvaita: Amṛta as a divine gift is properly received through alignment with the Lord’s order, not mere power.

Characters & Entities

• Daityas
• Dhanvantari
• Amrita (nectar of immortality)
• Kamandalu

FAQs

What is the significance of the Daityas seizing the amṛta in the Vishnu Purana?

It dramatizes the cosmic contest over immortality and power, setting up the need for divine intervention so that amṛta serves dharma rather than adharma.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Samudra Manthana events in this chapter?

Parāśara narrates the churning as a sequence of manifested treasures and beings, culminating in Dhanvantari bearing amṛta—after which the Daityas attempt to claim it by force.

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

Even when not named in the verse, the episode functions within Vaishnava theology as proof that cosmic outcomes—like who receives amṛta—ultimately depend on Vishnu’s supreme ordering will.