Shloka 2

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

दुर्वासाः शंकरस्यांशश् चचार पृथिवीम् इमाम् स ददर्श स्रजं दिव्याम् ऋषिर् विद्याधरीकरे

Transliteration

durvāsāḥ śaṃkarasyāṃśaś cacāra pṛthivīm imām sa dadarśa srajaṃ divyām ṛṣir vidyādharīkare

Translation

Durvāsā—held to be a portion of Śaṅkara—wandered across this very earth. As he went, the sage beheld a celestial garland in the hand of a Vidyādharī.

Word by Word

• दुर्वासाः: Durvasa
• दुर्वासाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• शंकरस्य: of Shankara (Shiva)
• शंकरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• अंशः: a portion/part
• अंशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• चचार: wandered
• चचार: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पृथिवीम्)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्रजम्: garland
• स्रजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• दिव्याम्: divine
• दिव्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (स्रजम्)

• ऋषिः: the sage
• ऋषिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन (दुर्वासाः)

• विद्याधरी: of a Vidyadhari (celestial maiden)
• विद्याधरी: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्याधरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण

• करे: in (her) hand
• करे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Commencement of the Śrī-related episode: Durvāsā’s wandering and the discovery of a divine garland

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Vaishnava Theology

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Durvasa
• Shankara (Shiva)
• Vidyadhari

FAQs

What is the significance of the divine garland in this Vishnu Purana episode?

The celestial garland functions as a charged symbol of auspiciousness and royal fortune; how it is received and honored becomes the moral hinge that can preserve or disrupt prosperity in the unfolding narrative.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of sages like Durvāsā in shaping events?

Through Parāśara’s narration, sages act as instruments of dharma and cosmic causality: their encounters and responses reveal hidden ethical laws that move history toward restoration of order.

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

Even before Vishnu’s direct intervention appears, the episode sets up the need for cosmic rebalancing—implying that sovereignty and order ultimately return through Vishnu as the sustaining Supreme Reality.