Shloka 114

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

सिंहासनगतः शक्रः संप्राप्य त्रिदिवं पुनः देवराज्ये स्थितो देवीं तुष्टावाब्जकरां ततः

Transliteration

siṃhāsanagataḥ śakraḥ saṃprāpya tridivaṃ punaḥ devarājye sthito devīṃ tuṣṭāvābjakarāṃ tataḥ

Translation

Seated once more upon his throne in Tridiva, Śakra, having regained the celestial realm, stood established again in the kingship of the gods; and then he praised the Goddess whose hand bears the lotus.

Word by Word

• siṃhāsana-gataḥ: seated on the throne
• siṃhāsana-gataḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siṃhāsana (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (गम्-धातु + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (सिंहासने गतः); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying śakraḥ)

• śakraḥ: Indra
• śakraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saṃprāpya: having attained
• saṃprāpya: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-pra-āp (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप् (gerund), अव्ययवत्; अर्थे—प्राप्य (having attained)

• tridivam: heaven
• tridivam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (again)

• deva-rājye: in the kingdom of the gods
• deva-rājye: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (देवानां राज्ये); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• sthitaḥ: standing/established
• sthitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; śakraḥ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tuṣṭāva: praised
• tuṣṭāva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः—स्तु (to praise)

• abja-karām: lotus-handed
• abja-karām: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abja (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समासः (अब्दं=पद्मं करयोः यस्याः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; devīm इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• tataḥ: thereupon
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अर्थे—ततः/अनन्तरम् (thereupon)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Indra’s re-enthronement and his praise of the lotus-handed Goddess

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: compassionate

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even the king of the gods secures and sustains sovereignty through stuti (praise) and dependence upon the Goddess of auspiciousness.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: When success returns, respond with humility and thanksgiving; dedicate authority and achievements to the divine rather than ego.

Vishishtadvaita: Śrī’s role alongside the Supreme indicates grace as the mode by which the dependent self and its powers flourish—central to Śrī-Vaiṣṇava emphasis on divine mediation.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Bhakti Type: Dasya (servant)

Lakshmi Presence: Sri (fortune)

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śakra)
• The Goddess (Lotus-handed; Śrī/Lakṣmī-like epithet)
• Svarga/Tridiva
• Devas

FAQs

What is the significance of Indra returning to Svarga in the Vishnu Purana?

It signals the restoration of cosmic administration—Indra’s throne represents regulated divine order returning after a period of disturbance.

How does Sage Parāśara frame the role of the Goddess in this episode?

By describing her as “lotus-handed” and receiving Indra’s praise, Parāśara highlights divine auspicious power (śakti) as essential to stable sovereignty and renewed prosperity.

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

Even when the verse focuses on Indra and the Goddess, the Purāṇic framework implies that lasting order and authority ultimately rest on the Supreme Reality—Viṣṇu—and the auspicious power associated with Him.