Shloka 82

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

Devanagari script

ततः शुम्भनिशुम्भादीन् हत्वा दैत्यान् सहस्रशः स्थानैर् अनेकैः पृथिवीम् अशेषां मण्डयिष्यसि

Transliteration

tataḥ śumbhaniśumbhādīn hatvā daityān sahasraśaḥ sthānair anekaiḥ pṛthivīm aśeṣāṃ maṇḍayiṣyasi

Translation

Then, having slain Shumbha and Nishumbha and countless other Daityas by the thousands, you will adorn the entire earth—without remainder—by establishing many sacred sites.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'then/thereafter'

• शुम्भनिशुम्भादीन्: Śumbha, Niśumbha, and others
• शुम्भनिशुम्भादीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुम्भ + निशुम्भ + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — 'Śumbha, Niśumbha and others' (object of hatvā)

• हत्वा: having slain
• हत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Converb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), Absolutive/Gerund — 'having slain'

• दैत्यान्: demons (Daityas)
• दैत्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Accusative plural

• सहस्रशः: by the thousand, in thousands
• सहस्रशः: Kriya-viseshana (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (परिमाण/प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) — 'by thousands'

• स्थानैः: with places/locations
• स्थानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental plural

• अनेकैः: many
• अनेकैः: Karana (Instrument-qualifier/करणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — agrees with स्थानैः

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• अशेषाम्: entire, without remainder
• अशेषाम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — agrees with पृथिवीम्

• मण्डयिष्यसि: you will adorn
• मण्डयिष्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मण्ड्/मण्डय् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्काल), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — 'you will adorn'

Speaker

Uncertain from the isolated verse (likely within a narrated prophecy/blessing in the Parasara–Maitreya frame, but the immediate speaker is not identifiable without surrounding verses)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The Lord’s protective dispensation through śakti and the future establishment of sacred sites.

Teaching: Historical

Quality: revealing

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa empowers and foretells the goddess-figure’s destruction of Daityas to secure the world and establish enduring sacred seats on earth.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Protection of the earth and re-establishment of dharmic sacred order through tīrtha/śakti-sthāna foundations.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: When adharma rises, divine power removes it and leaves behind enduring supports for dharma through sacred institutions and places.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Support and protect dharmic spaces and practices; let victory over inner ‘daityas’ culminate in sustained disciplines, not mere triumph.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s governance works through His śakti within the world, making the sacred present in material geography.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Characters & Entities

• Śumbha
• Niśumbha
• Daityas

FAQs

What is the significance of defeating Śumbha and Niśumbha in this verse’s context?

Their defeat symbolizes the removal of disruptive, anti-dharmic powers (Daityas), after which the world is re-ordered and made fit for righteous life and worship.

How does the Vishnu Purana connect divine victory with sacred places (sthānas)?

The verse links the end of demonic oppression with the establishment or flourishing of many holy stations, implying that dharma becomes visible on earth through sanctified geography and protected worship.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here, even though he is not named?

Even when Vishnu is not explicitly mentioned, the Purāṇic worldview treats the restoration of cosmic order and the sanctification of the earth as effects of the Supreme Lord’s sovereignty—dharma is re-established by divine will and power.