Shloka 79
दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः
तथा चाहं करिष्यामि ते यथा त्रिदशद्विषः न प्राप्स्यन्त्य् अमृतं देवाः केवलं क्लेशभागिनः
tathā cāhaṃ kariṣyāmi te yathā tridaśadviṣaḥ na prāpsyanty amṛtaṃ devāḥ kevalaṃ kleśabhāginaḥ
Yet I shall also act in such a way that the enemies of the Thirty will not obtain the amṛta, and the devas themselves will be made to share only in hardship.
Likely an Asura/Daitya speaker within the Samudra Manthana (Churning of the Ocean) narrative, as recounted by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Viṣṇu’s strategic intervention: asuras will not obtain amṛta, and devas may bear hardship
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: revealing
Avatara: Kurma
Purpose: To ensure the daityas are ultimately deprived of amṛta, safeguarding cosmic order even if devas endure hardship.
Leela: Loka-rakshana
Dharma Restored: Protection of rightful cosmic governance by preventing adharma-aligned forces from gaining amṛta
Concept: The Lord’s will governs outcomes: mere participation does not guarantee reward when the fruit would empower adharma.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Accept delays and hardship without resentment; trust that God’s governance aims at the long-term good.
Vishishtadvaita: Divine sovereignty (niyantṛtva) can override apparent transactional fairness; the Lord protects the moral order while sustaining devotees through suffering.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Antaryamin: Yes
FAQs
In this verse, amṛta functions as a divinely-governed prize of cosmic order—something not gained by force alone, but regulated by higher sovereignty within the churning narrative.
Through reported speech inside the story, Parāśara presents the conflict as strategic and moral as well as physical—plans are made to control who receives amṛta, underscoring that outcomes follow a larger cosmic governance.
Even when not named in the verse, the episode’s logic rests on Vishnu’s supremacy: immortality and victory are ultimately subject to the Supreme Lord’s ordering power, not merely the efforts of gods or demons.