Shloka 109

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

पीते ऽमृते च बलिभिर् देवैर् दैत्यचमूस् तदा वध्यमाना दिशो भेजे पातालं च विवेश वै

Transliteration

pīte 'mṛte ca balibhir devair daityacamūs tadā vadhyamānā diśo bheje pātālaṃ ca viveśa vai

Translation

When the mighty Devas had drunk the amṛta, the Daitya host, being cut down, fled in every direction and indeed withdrew into Pātāla, the netherworld.

Word by Word

• पीते: when (it was) drunk
• पीते: Sati-saptami (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु) → पीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध/locative absolute), एकवचन; अमृते इति सह; Locative absolute ‘when (it was) drunk’

• अमृते: in the nectar (being drunk)
• अमृते: Sati-saptami (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी; Neuter, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• बलिभिः: by the strong (ones)
• बलिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; देवैः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• दैत्यचमूः: the army of the Daityas
• दैत्यचमूः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + चमू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘दैत्यानां चमूः’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम्; Indeclinable ‘then/at that time’

• वध्यमाना: being killed
• वध्यमाना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वध् (धातु) → वध्यमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्/मान), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; दैत्यचमूः इति विशेषणम्; Present passive participle ‘being slain’

• दिशः: the directions (all quarters)
• दिशः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; ‘directions’ as object of ‘bheje’; Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• भेजे: resorted to, fled to
• भेजे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Ātmanepada; 3rd person singular

• पातालम्: the netherworld (Pātāla)
• पातालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• विवेश: entered
• विवेश: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada; 3rd person singular

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Outcome of the battle once the Devas drank amṛta

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Purāṇic cosmology encodes moral order: forces opposed to the devas are driven to lower realms such as Pātāla when dharma prevails.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Read life’s ‘rise and fall’ as alignment with dharma: cultivate sattva and devotion to avoid descent into destructive patterns.

Vishishtadvaita: Worlds (lokas) function within the Lord’s governed order; spatial hierarchy mirrors ethical-spiritual hierarchy under Nārāyaṇa’s rule.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Daityas
• Patala

FAQs

What is the significance of the daityas entering Pātāla in the Vishnu Purana?

It marks the restoration of cosmic order after the devas obtain amṛta, with the asuric forces withdrawing to the netherworld rather than ruling the heavens.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the turning point after the amṛta is consumed?

He presents it as an immediate shift in power: once the devas drink amṛta, the daityas are overcome in battle and scatter, culminating in their retreat to Pātāla.

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

Although not named in this single verse, the episode belongs to Vishnu’s overarching governance of dharma—events unfold under his supreme ordering power that stabilizes the cosmos.