Shloka 75

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

तेजसो भवतां देवाः करिष्याम्य् उपबृंहणम् वदाम्य् अहं यत् क्रियतां भवद्भिस् तद् इदं सुराः

Transliteration

tejaso bhavatāṃ devāḥ kariṣyāmy upabṛṃhaṇam vadāmy ahaṃ yat kriyatāṃ bhavadbhis tad idaṃ surāḥ

Translation

O Devas, I shall augment and strengthen your splendor. What I now declare—O Suras—let that very counsel be carried out by you.

Word by Word

• tejasaḥ: of (your) power/splendor
• tejasaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of splendor/power'

• bhavatām: of you (honored ones)
• bhavatām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम-प्रयोग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (आदरार्थे), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन — 'of you (hon.)'

• devāḥ: O gods
• devāḥ: Sambodhana/Addressed (Vocative sense/सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• kariṣyāmi: I will do/make
• kariṣyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• upabṛṃhaṇam: augmentation/increase
• upabṛṃhaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upa-bṛṃh (धातु) + -ana (प्रत्यय) → upabṛṃhaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• vadāmi: I say
• vadāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aham (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• yat: what/that which
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — सम्बन्धे/यदर्थे 'that which/what'

• kriyatām: let (it) be done
• kriyatām: Kriya (Injunctive/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे 'let it be done'

• bhavadbhiḥ: by you
• bhavadbhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम-प्रयोग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (आदरार्थे), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Anaphoric/Reference (सम्बन्ध-सूचक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन — 'that'

• idam: this
• idam: Anaphoric/Reference (सम्बन्ध-सूचक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन — 'this'

• surāḥ: O gods
• surāḥ: Sambodhana/Addressed (Vocative sense/सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Unspecified divine speaker addressing the Devas (within Parāśara’s narration to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the devas regained strength and secured amṛta through Viṣṇu’s counsel

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Kurma

Purpose: To empower the devas and orchestrate the churning of the Milk Ocean so amṛta may be produced under his support.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Restoration of deva-supremacy and cosmic balance through rightful attainment of amṛta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine aid empowers the righteous, but success requires disciplined execution of right counsel.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Seek guidance from śāstra and guru, then act steadily without wavering in duty.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s grace strengthens finite beings while they remain active agents within his sovereignty.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Suras

FAQs

What is the significance of strengthening the Devas’ tejas in the Vishnu Purana?

It signals the restoration of cosmic balance: the gods’ diminished power is renewed so they can uphold dharma and maintain universal order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine governance in this context?

Through a scene of command and obedience: higher divine counsel is given, and the Devas are instructed to implement it, showing that cosmic stability depends on aligned action.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when not named in the verse, the Purana’s theology frames such empowerment and direction as ultimately rooted in the Supreme Reality that sustains and regulates the cosmos—identified throughout the text with Vishnu.