Shloka 17

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

यस्य संजातकोपस्य भयम् एति चराचरम् तं त्वं माम् अतिगर्वेण देवराजावमन्यसे

Transliteration

yasya saṃjātakopasya bhayam eti carācaram taṃ tvaṃ mām atigarveṇa devarājāvamanyase

Translation

He whose newly arisen wrath makes all that moves and all that stands still fall into fear—him, me, you now despise, puffed up with excessive pride, as though I were merely the king of the gods.

Word by Word

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• संजात-कोपस्य: of one whose anger has arisen
• संजात-कोपस्य: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजात (सम्-जा धातु + क्त) + कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/उपपद-भाव: ‘संजातः कोपः यस्य’), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एति: goes/comes/approaches
• एति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• चर-अचरम्: the moving and the unmoving (all beings)
• चर-अचरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर (प्रातिपदिक) + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अति-गर्वेण: with excessive pride
• अति-गर्वेण: Karana (Instrument/means/साधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + गर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (अति + गर्व), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवराज: O king of gods
• देवराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अवमन्यसे: you disrespect/insult
• अवमन्यसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-मन्य् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Uncertain from the verse alone (context needed from surrounding shlokas); likely a powerful deity or sovereign figure rebuking another for mistaking him for Indra.

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Indra’s offense toward Durvāsā and its consequences

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even the highest worldly authority is small before tapas; arrogance blinds one to true spiritual power.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Do not measure others by social rank; recognize inner discipline and virtue as real greatness.

Vishishtadvaita: Hierarchy is dharma-based: spiritual potency (tapas aligned to īśvara) outranks administrative power; pride obstructs receptivity to grace.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Devaraja)
• All beings (movable and immovable)

FAQs

What is the significance of 'charāchara' (the moving and the unmoving) in the Vishnu Purana?

It signals totality: the verse frames the speaker’s power as cosmic, affecting all beings without exception, emphasizing universal sovereignty rather than local or merely heavenly authority.

How does the Vishnu Purana critique arrogance (atigarva) through such rebukes?

By showing that pride leads to misrecognition—treating a supreme or awe-inspiring power as merely another deity (like Indra)—the text warns that ego distorts discernment and invites downfall.

What is the theological importance of invoking 'Devarāja' (Indra) in this context?

Indra represents the highest rank within the devas, yet still a finite office; contrasting the speaker with Indra underscores a hierarchy where ultimate sovereignty transcends even the king of the gods—aligning with Vaishnava readings that place Vishnu as supreme.