Shloka 57
दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः
इत्य् उदीरितम् आकर्ण्य ब्रह्मणस् त्रिदशास् ततः प्रणम्योचुः प्रसीदेति व्रज नो दृष्टिगोचरम्
ity udīritam ākarṇya brahmaṇas tridaśās tataḥ praṇamyocuḥ prasīdeti vraja no dṛṣṭigocaram
Hearing these words spoken by Brahmā, the gods bowed in reverence and said, “Be gracious; now withdraw from our sight.”
Tridaśas (the Devas), addressed to Brahmā (as reported in the Purāṇic narration traditionally conveyed by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya)
Bhakti Type: Dasya
FAQs
It signals reverent submission to cosmic authority and a restoration of order—after receiving Brahmā’s directive, the Devas request that the immediate, overpowering presence be withdrawn, indicating the return to regulated divine functioning.
Through a simple ritual sequence—hearing, bowing, and petitioning—Parāśara conveys that even the Devas operate within an ordered chain of authority, responding to Brahmā’s pronouncements as part of the cosmic administration.
Though not named in this verse, the Vishnu Purana frames such cosmic governance as ultimately grounded in Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty—Brahmā and the Devas function as instruments within that higher, sustaining Reality.