Shloka 77
सामपूर्वं च दैतेयास् तत्र साहाय्यकर्मणि सामान्यफलभोक्तारो यूयं वाच्या भविष्यथ
sāmapūrvaṃ ca daiteyās tatra sāhāyyakarmaṇi sāmānyaphalabhoktāro yūyaṃ vācyā bhaviṣyatha
And you, O Daityas, beginning with conciliation and peaceful counsel, in that work of mutual assistance you shall be acknowledged as sharers in the common result, entitled to partake of the collective fruit.
Sage Parāśara (narrating the divine counsel involving Devas and Daityas to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: How devas should address daityas to secure cooperation in the churning
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: authoritative
Avatara: Kurma
Purpose: To guide the devas in diplomacy so the daityas cooperate in churning, enabling the Lord’s plan for amṛta.
Leela: Dharma-upadesa
Dharma Restored: Order through prudent statecraft that restrains destructive conflict during a cosmic undertaking
Concept: Peaceful speech and acknowledgment of shared benefit can harness even adversaries toward a higher purpose.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: In conflicts, begin with sāma (conciliation) and create fair participation to reduce hostility.
Vishishtadvaita: Divine governance works through social ethics—harmony among distinct beings within one cosmic order upheld by Viṣṇu.
Vishnu Form: Narayana
FAQs
It frames cosmic governance as beginning with peace-making and persuasion, showing that order is first sought through harmony rather than force.
He presents cooperation as a sanctioned, outcome-oriented alliance where even rivals can be recognized as legitimate participants in a shared undertaking and its results.
Though not named in this verse, the implication is Vishnu’s supreme ordering power: even conflicting beings are integrated into a lawful structure where actions yield regulated, distributable fruits.