Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

यत्राम्बु विन्यस्य बलिर् मनोज्ञान् अवाप भोगान् वसुधातलस्थः तथामरत्वं त्रिदशाधिपत्यं मन्वन्तरं पूर्णम् अपेतशत्रुः

Transliteration

yatrāmbu vinyasya balir manojñān avāpa bhogān vasudhātalasthaḥ tathāmaratvaṃ tridaśādhipatyaṃ manvantaraṃ pūrṇam apetaśatruḥ

Translation

There—having placed the consecrating water—Bali, dwelling upon the surface of the earth, attained delights that the mind itself might long for; and, moreover, he obtained immortality and lordship over the gods. Thus, with his enmities removed, he brought a full Manvantara to completion.

Word by Word

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक सम्बन्धबोधक (relative adverb: 'where')

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

• vinyasya: having placed
• vinyasya: Kriyā (Gerund/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vi√nyas (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया (having placed/arranged)

• baliḥ: Bali
• baliḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• manojñān: delightful
• manojñān: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manojña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (bhogān)

• avāpa: obtained
• avāpa: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava√āp (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• bhogān: enjoyments
• bhogān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• vasudhātalasthaḥ: dwelling on the earth’s surface
• vasudhātalasthaḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vasudhā (प्रातिपदिक) + tala (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (vasudhā-tale sthaḥ = 'situated on the earth’s surface') विशेषणम् (baliḥ)

• tathā: also, thus
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमवाचक (adverb: 'thus/also')

• amaratvam: immortality
• amaratvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amaratva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• tridaśādhipatyam: lordship over the gods
• tridaśādhipatyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādhipatya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (tridaśānām ādhipatyam)

• manvantaram: a Manvantara (Manu-period)
• manvantaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manvantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• pūrṇam: complete, full
• pūrṇam: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (manvantaram)

• apetaśatruḥ: one whose enemies have departed (enemy-free)
• apetaśatruḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apeta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + śatru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (apetāḥ śatravaḥ yasya saḥ) विशेषणरूपेण (baliḥ)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Avatara Context

Avatara: Vamana

Purpose: Vāmana descends to curb Bali’s overreach and re-establish rightful cosmic governance while granting Bali divine favor.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Restoration of the devas’ order and balanced rulership of the worlds through divine adjudication

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual offering and surrender, when aligned with Bhagavān’s will, can transform even a former adversary into a beneficiary of divine order and future sovereignty across a Manvantara.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Practice dāna and humility without possessiveness; accept reversals as the Lord’s governance, turning loss into spiritual gain through surrender.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord distributes offices (including Indra-ship) by grace within cosmic administration; even the asura Bali is integrated into dharma through divine compassion and rightful allotment.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Bali
• Devas (Tridasha)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Manvantara cycle in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames Manvantara as a divinely ordered era that can be “completed” under rightful cosmic administration, highlighting Vishnu’s overarching sovereignty in regulating time, rulership, and karmic outcomes.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the outcome of Bali’s actions here?

Parāśara presents Bali’s attainment—earthly enjoyments, immortality, and even lordship among the devas—as the narrative consequence of divine sanction, showing how cosmic authority can be reassigned within Vishnu’s order.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s theology implies that such extraordinary sovereignty and the turning of Manvantara-time occur only by the Supreme Lord’s will, reinforcing Vishnu as the ultimate regulator of cosmic hierarchy.