Shloka 63

देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्

Devanagari script

ततः क्षयम् अशेषास् ते दैतेया धरणीतले प्रयास्यन्ति न संदेहो मद्दृक्पातविचूर्णिताः

Transliteration

tataḥ kṣayam aśeṣās te daiteyā dharaṇītale prayāsyanti na saṃdeho maddṛkpātavicūrṇitāḥ

Translation

Thereafter, upon the earth, all those Daityas will go to utter ruin—of this there is no doubt—for they are crushed to dust by the mere fall of My glance.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kala/Desha-adhikarana (Temporal marker/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): 'then/from that'

• क्षयम्: destruction
• क्षयम्: Gati/Karma (Goal/result as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अशेषाः: all, without remainder
• अशेषाः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of ते दैतेयाः)

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• दैतेयाः: Daityas (demons)
• दैतेयाः: Karta (Apposition to ते/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैतेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• धरणीतले: on the earth’s surface
• धरणीतले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक) + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dharaṇyāḥ talaṃ: 'surface of the earth'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• प्रयास्यन्ति: will go/meet (their end)
• प्रयास्यन्ति: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• संदेहः: doubt
• संदेहः: Karta (Predicate nominal: 'there is no doubt'/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मद्दृक्पातविचूर्णिताः: crushed by the cast of my glance
• मद्दृक्पातविचूर्णिताः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-षष्ठी) + दृक् (प्रातिपदिक) + पात (प्रातिपदिक) + विचूर्णित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, वि-चूर्ण्+क्त)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'crushed by the fall of my glance'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of दैतेयाः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking in a theophanic/sovereign voice within Parasara’s narration to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The Lord’s effortless supremacy in destroying asuric forces as part of Kṛṣṇa-līlā’s cosmic purpose.

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To annihilate the Daityas so completely that even the Lord’s glance ensures their ruin, thereby lifting the Earth’s burden.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Removal of tyrannical asuric power and stabilization of cosmic/social order.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Supreme’s will is invincible; even His glance is sufficient to dissolve entrenched adharma.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Cultivate śaraṇāgati (surrender) and confidence that steadfast devotion aligns one with an ultimately victorious dharma.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s effortless governance highlights His absolute sovereignty while remaining personally engaged with the world’s welfare.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Daityas
• Earth (Dharani)

FAQs

What is the significance of Vishnu’s ‘glance’ in the Vishnu Purana?

It signifies absolute divine sovereignty—Vishnu maintains and restores cosmic order effortlessly, with mere will and awareness rather than struggle.

How does Sage Parasara present the defeat of the Daityas in this context?

As an inevitable consequence of Vishnu’s supremacy: once Vishnu’s presence is asserted, the Daityas’ downfall is certain and total, underscoring dharma’s ultimate victory.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is portrayed as the Supreme Reality whose mere intention governs creation and dissolution; adharma cannot endure before His transcendent power.