Shloka 11

भविष्य-मन्वन्तराः (अष्टम-चतुर्दश) तथा कल्प-युग-व्यवस्था

Devanagari script

त्वष्टैव तेजसा तेन विष्णोश् चक्रम् अकल्पयत् त्रिशूलं चैव शर्वस्य शिबिकां धनदस्य च

Transliteration

tvaṣṭaiva tejasā tena viṣṇoś cakram akalpayat triśūlaṃ caiva śarvasya śibikāṃ dhanadasya ca

Translation

Then Tvaṣṭṛ, by that very concentrated tejas, fashioned the discus of Lord Viṣṇu; likewise he wrought the trident for Śarva (Śiva) and a celestial palanquin for Dhanada (Kubera).

Word by Word

• tvaṣṭā: Tvaṣṭṛ
• tvaṣṭā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvaṣṭṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• tejasā: with (that) energy
• tejasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• tena: with that
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• cakram: discus
• cakram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• akalpayat: fashioned, made
• akalpayat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kḷp (धातु; कल्पयति caus.)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• triśūlam: trident
• triśūlam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triśūla (प्रातिपदिक; tri + śūla)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (three-pronged spear)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: also/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• śarvasya: of Śarva (Śiva)
• śarvasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• śibikām: palanquin
• śibikām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śibikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• dhanadasya: of Dhanada (Kubera)
• dhanadasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How divine tejas from Sūrya becomes transformed into the gods’ sovereign weapons and insignia

Teaching: Historical

Quality: revealing

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Characters & Entities

• Tvaṣṭṛ
• Vishnu
• Śarva (Śiva)
• Triśūla
• Dhanada (Kubera)
• Śibikā (celestial palanquin)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Sudarśana Chakra in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse it is presented as a deliberately forged instrument of divine governance—Viṣṇu’s discus symbolizes sovereign authority to uphold dharma and restore cosmic order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the distribution of divine powers and weapons?

Parāśara describes a structured cosmos where specific functions are supported by specific divine implements—Tvaṣṭṛ fashions distinct insignia (discus, trident, palanquin) for major deities, reflecting an ordered allocation of roles.

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

Even while other deities receive their own emblems, the verse foregrounds Viṣṇu’s chakra—reinforcing a Vaishnava reading where Viṣṇu’s supremacy anchors the wider divine order.