Shloka 16

वैष्णवीमायावितानम्, उग्रसेनाभिषेकः, सुधर्मासभा, सांदीपनिगमनम्, पाञ्चजन्य-प्राप्तिः, गुरुदक्षिणा

Devanagari script

इत्य् उक्तः पवनो गत्वा सर्वम् आह शचीपतिम् ददौ सो ऽपि सुधर्माख्यां सभां वायोः पुरंदरः

Transliteration

ity uktaḥ pavano gatvā sarvam āha śacīpatim dadau so 'pi sudharmākhyāṃ sabhāṃ vāyoḥ puraṃdaraḥ

Translation

Thus instructed, Vāyu departed and reported everything in full to Indra, the lord of Śacī. In return, Purandara bestowed upon Vāyu the famed celestial assembly-hall called Sudharmā.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• उक्तः: having been told / addressed
• उक्तः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• पवनः: the Wind (Vāyu)
• पवनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मपदम्

• आह: said / told
• आह: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• शचीपतिम्: to Śacī’s lord (Indra)
• शचीपतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शची + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: शच्याः पतिः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (also/even)

• सुधर्माख्याम्: named Sudharmā
• सुधर्माख्याम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुधर्मा + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नाम-निर्देश: सुधर्मा-आख्या); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सभाम्: assembly hall
• सभाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• वायोः: of Vāyu
• वायोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• पुरंदरः: Purandara (Indra)
• पुरंदरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरंदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; इन्द्रस्य नाम

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Krishna’s deeds and the prosperity of the Yadus in Dvārakā.

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Characters & Entities

• Vayu (Pavana)
• Indra (Shachipati, Purandara)
• Sudharma Sabha
• Shachi

FAQs

What is the significance of Sudharmā in the Vishnu Purana?

Sudharmā is portrayed as a renowned divine assembly-hall, symbolizing orderly governance and dharmic deliberation; here it appears as a prestigious gift granted by Indra, reflecting celestial authority and honor.

How does Sage Parāśara present the functioning of divine administration in this episode?

Through Vāyu acting as a courier who reports “everything” to Indra, the verse depicts a structured celestial polity—communication, accountability, and reward—mirroring the Purāṇic vision of an ordered cosmos.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purāṇic frame assumes the devas operate within a higher cosmic sovereignty ultimately grounded in Vishnu as the Supreme Reality that sustains order, hierarchy, and rightful dispensation.