Shloka 70
देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्
हिरण्यकशिपोः पुत्राः षड्गर्भा इति विश्रुताः विष्णुप्रयुक्ता तान् निद्रा क्रमाद् गर्भे न्ययोजयत्
hiraṇyakaśipoḥ putrāḥ ṣaḍgarbhā iti viśrutāḥ viṣṇuprayuktā tān nidrā kramād garbhe nyayojayat
Hiraṇyakaśipu’s sons—renowned as the “Six Embryos” (Ṣaḍgarbha)—were, by the will of Lord Viṣṇu, placed again within the womb, one after another, by the goddess Nidrā.
Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: revealing
Concept: Bhagavān governs embodiment and destiny through His śakti—here Nidrā/Yogamāyā—without compromising His transcendence.
Vedantic Theme: Maya
Application: Cultivate discernment: events may be shaped by a higher order; respond with devotion and steadiness rather than mere fatalism.
Vishishtadvaita: Śakti is real and dependent on Viṣṇu; the Lord is both transcendent ruler and immanent controller (antaryāmin) of processes like birth.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Antaryamin: Yes
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
This verse presents them as a well-known episode in Hiraṇyakaśipu’s line, showing that even extraordinary births and interruptions in lineage occur under Viṣṇu’s overarching governance of cosmic order.
Parāśara attributes the event to Viṣṇu’s ordinance, with Nidrā functioning as an instrument of that will—illustrating a layered causality where a deity’s śakti executes the Supreme’s intent.
Viṣṇu is implied as the sovereign regulator of destiny and embodiment: even in asura narratives, the unfolding of birth and fate is shown as operating within His supreme, ordering power.