Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

शक्तिं गुहस्य देवानाम् अन्येषां च यद् आयुधम् तत् सर्वं तेजसा तेन विश्वकर्मा व्यवर्धयत्

Transliteration

śaktiṃ guhasya devānām anyeṣāṃ ca yad āyudham tat sarvaṃ tejasā tena viśvakarmā vyavardhayat

Translation

And the spear of Guha, along with whatever other weapons belonged to the gods, all of that Viśvakarmā augmented—empowering them by that very radiance (tejas).

Word by Word

• śaktim: spear/power-weapon (Śakti)
• śaktim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• guhasya: of Guha (Kārttikeya)
• guhasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• anyeṣām: of other (gods)
• anyeṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; विशेषण (devānām-विशेषण)

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

• yat: whatever (weapon)
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

• āyudham: weapon
• āyudham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyudha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (tat/āyudha-विशेषण)

• tejasā: by/with 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

• viśvakarmā: Viśvakarman
• viśvakarmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvakarman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• vyavardhayat: increased, augmented
• vyavardhayat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛdh (धातु; वर्धयति caus. with vi-ava-)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the gods’ weapons were strengthened by solar-derived tejas for sustaining cosmic order

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Cosmic order is preserved when divine powers (and by extension dharmic agents) are properly empowered and aligned to their ordained functions.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Cultivate inner discipline and right means (sādhana, restraint, clarity) so that one’s capacities serve dharma rather than ego.

Vishishtadvaita: Divine energy (tejas) operates as a real, purposeful power within the world-order, supporting the Lord’s governance through multiple agents.

Characters & Entities

• Guha (Skanda/Kārttikeya)
• Devas
• Viśvakarmā

FAQs

What is the significance of tejas (radiant power) in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse, tejas is the empowering spiritual-energetic principle by which divine instruments become effective for protecting dharma and sustaining cosmic order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the strengthening of divine weapons?

Parāśara describes Viśvakarmā, the celestial craftsman, as augmenting the gods’ weapons—implying that divine victory depends on consecrated potency, not mere material force.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the narrative assumes a Vishnu-governed cosmos where divine offices (like Viśvakarmā) and their powers operate to uphold the universal order under the Supreme Reality.