Shloka 28

वंशस्मरण-फलम्, वैशालिका-प्रसङ्गः, रेवती-बलदेव-विवाहः, विष्णु-परतत्त्व-स्तुतिः

Devanagari script

अमाद्यद् इन्द्रः सोमेन दक्षिणाभिर् द्विजातयः मरुतः परिवेष्टारः सदस्याश् च दिवौकसः

Transliteration

amādyad indraḥ somena dakṣiṇābhir dvijātayaḥ marutaḥ pariveṣṭāraḥ sadasyāś ca divaukasaḥ

Translation

Indra grew exhilarated with the Soma; the twice-born were gladdened by the sacrificial gifts (dakṣiṇās). The Maruts stood encircling as attendants, and the heavenly ones—seated as the ritual assembly—looked on in due order.

Word by Word

• अमाद्यत्: became exhilarated/was intoxicated
• अमाद्यत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (माद्यते)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सोमेन: with Soma
• सोमेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• दक्षिणाभिः: with gifts/fees (dakṣiṇās)
• दक्षिणाभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• द्विजातयः: the twice-born (Brahmins etc.)
• द्विजातयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मरुतः: the Maruts
• मरुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• परिवेष्टारः: servers/attendants (distributors)
• परिवेष्टारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग) + विष्टृ/वेष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तृवाचक (agents/attendants)

• सदस्याः: members (of the sacrificial session)
• सदस्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• दिवौकसः: heaven-dwellers (gods)
• दिवौकसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवौकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How extraordinary sacrifices were attended by devas and honored by gifts and Soma.

Teaching: Historical

Quality: vivid

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: When yajña is performed with correct order—Soma, dakṣiṇā, and officiants—both humans and devas are ‘satisfied,’ reflecting reciprocity between worlds.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Make offerings and gratitude integral to work—share gains (dakṣiṇā) and keep disciplines that sustain community reciprocity.

Vishishtadvaita: Inter-world harmony is sustained under the Lord’s governance; devas function as empowered administrators within His cosmic order.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Yajña-samarthana (divine sanction of dharmic ritual)

Key Kings: Indra, Maruts

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Soma
• Dakshina (sacrificial gifts)
• Dvija (twice-born)
• Maruts
• Devas (Divaukas)

FAQs

What is the significance of Soma and Indra in this Vishnu Purana verse?

Soma symbolizes the consecrated sacrificial offering that empowers the gods; Indra’s exhilaration indicates divine strength and sovereignty being sustained through yajña.

How does Sage Parāśara explain ritual order through the roles of dvijas and the Maruts?

By depicting dvijas receiving dakṣiṇā and the Maruts surrounding as attendants, the verse presents sacrifice as a structured institution where each class and deity has a defined function supporting dharma.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context, even though he is not named?

In the Vishnu Purana’s worldview, the stability of gods, rites, and cosmic governance ultimately rests on Vishnu as the supreme ground of order; yajña functions as an outward expression of that sustaining reality.