Shloka 112

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

जज्वाल भगवांश् चोच्चैश् चारुदीप्तिर् विभावसुः धर्मे च सर्वभूतानां तदा मतिर् अजायत

Transliteration

jajvāla bhagavāṃś coccaiś cārudīptir vibhāvasuḥ dharme ca sarvabhūtānāṃ tadā matir ajāyata

Translation

Then the Blessed Vibhāvasu (Agni), radiant with lovely brilliance, blazed forth on high; and at that very time, in all beings, the inclination toward dharma awakened.

Word by Word

• jajvāla: blazed
• jajvāla: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jval (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः—ज्वल् (to blaze)

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• uccaiḥ: highly, intensely
• uccaiḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uccais (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• cāru-dīptiḥ: of beautiful radiance
• cāru-dīptiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāru (प्रातिपदिक) + dīpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः (चारु दीप्तिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; vibhāvasuḥ इत्यस्य विशेषणवत्

• vibhāvasuḥ: Fire (Vibhāvasu)
• vibhāvasuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhāvasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dharme: in righteousness/dharma
• dharme: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• sarva-bhūtānām: of all beings
• sarva-bhūtānām: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः (सर्वाणि भूतानि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

• matiḥ: mind/intent
• matiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ajāyata: arose
• ajāyata: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः—जन् (to be born/arise)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Signs of restored dharma among gods and beings after the crisis

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: When divine order prevails, the inner disposition of beings naturally turns toward dharma, and sacred fire (Agni) shines as the carrier of righteous action.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Cultivate environments and habits that ‘rekindle Agni’—daily worship, ethical vows, truthful speech—so dharmic inclination becomes spontaneous.

Vishishtadvaita: Dharma’s awakening in ‘all beings’ reflects the Lord’s immanent guidance of consciousness while beings retain their dependent agency.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari (name)

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Agni (Vibhavasu)
• All beings (sarvabhutani)
• Dharma

FAQs

What is the significance of Agni (Vibhavasu) blazing forth in the Vishnu Purana?

Agni’s blazing symbolizes the reassertion of cosmic order—fire as a purifier and regulator—coinciding with the restoration of dharma among beings.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the rise of dharma in all beings?

He presents dharma as something that can awaken universally when the cosmic condition becomes aligned—an inner disposition (mati) arising across creation as order is reinstated.

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

Even when the verse names Agni, the Purāṇic framework treats such deities as functioning within the Supreme order upheld by Vishnu, through whom harmony and dharma become possible.