Shloka 29

अक्रूरस्य गोकुलगमनम्—दर्शन-लालसा, अंशावतार-बोधः, विष्णु-स्तुतिः

Devanagari script

येनाग्निविद्युद्रविरश्मिमाला करालम् अत्युग्रम् अपास्य चक्रम् चक्रं घ्नता दैत्यपतेर् हृतानि दैत्याङ्गनानां नयनाञ्जनानि

Transliteration

yenāgnividyudraviraśmimālā karālam atyugram apāsya cakram cakraṃ ghnatā daityapater hṛtāni daityāṅganānāṃ nayanāñjanāni

Translation

Casting aside that wheel—terrible, exceedingly fierce, wreathed in a garland of fire, lightning, and sunlike rays—he struck down the Daitya-lord with the discus; and in that very moment the collyrium from the eyes of the Daitya women was snatched away, as their gaze froze in shock and grief.

Word by Word

• yena: by which/whom
• yena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम

• agnividyudraviraśmimālā: a garland/stream of rays like fire and lightning
• agnividyudraviraśmimālā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक) + vidyut (प्रातिपदिक) + dravi (प्रातिपदिक) + raśmi (प्रातिपदिक) + mālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (अग्नि-विद्युत्-द्रवि-रश्मि-माला = 'garland/series of rays like fire, lightning, molten (metal)')

• karālam: terrible
• karālam: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: karāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (cakram)

• atyugram: exceedingly fierce
• atyugram: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + ugra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः/अव्ययपूर्वपद-समासः (ati-ugram = 'exceedingly fierce')

• apāsya: having cast aside
• apāsya: Kriyā (Gerund/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: apa√as (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया (having cast aside)

• cakram: discus
• cakram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• cakram: discus
• cakram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ghnatā: by (him) striking
• ghnatā: Karaṇa (Instrument/Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √han (धातु) → ghnat (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; (by the one who was striking)

• daityapateḥ: of the lord of the Daityas
• daityapateḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (daityānāṃ patiḥ)

• hṛtāni: taken away, stolen
• hṛtāni: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रियासमान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √hṛ (धातु) → hṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• daityāṅganānām: of the Daitya women
• daityāṅganānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅganā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (daityānām aṅganāḥ)

• nayanāñjanāni: collyrium for the eyes
• nayanāñjanāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nayana (प्रातिपदिक) + añjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (nayanasya añjanam)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari (name)

Characters & Entities

• Daitya-pati (Daitya lord)
• Daitya women (Daityāṅganāḥ)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Sudarśana Chakra in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse, the Chakra is portrayed as a terrifying, radiant force (fire–lightning–sun rays) that restores cosmic order by instantly destroying the Daitya-lord—symbolizing Vishnu’s unchallengeable sovereignty over adharma.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine power in battle narratives?

Parāśara uses luminous and elemental imagery (agni, vidyut, ravi) to show that divine force is not merely physical strength but a cosmic principle—Vishnu’s will manifest as an irresistible, order-establishing power.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named directly, his presence is implied through the Sudarśana Chakra: the verse underscores Vishnu as the Supreme Reality whose authority decisively subdues demonic rule and protects dharma.