Shloka 28
वैष्णवीमायावितानम्, उग्रसेनाभिषेकः, सुधर्मासभा, सांदीपनिगमनम्, पाञ्चजन्य-प्राप्तिः, गुरुदक्षिणा
यस्य नादेन दैत्यानां बलहानिर् अजायत देवानां ववृधे तेजो यात्य् अधर्मश् च संक्षयम्
yasya nādena daityānāṃ balahānir ajāyata devānāṃ vavṛdhe tejo yāty adharmaś ca saṃkṣayam
By its very sound, the Daityas’ strength was diminished; the Devas’ radiance increased; and unrighteousness itself moved toward its dissolution.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: Through the conch’s nāda associated with Kṛṣṇa, adharma is weakened and the devas are strengthened for the maintenance of cosmic order.
Leela: Loka-rakshana
Dharma Restored: Cosmic balance: deva-tejas increases, daitya-bala declines, adharma moves toward destruction
Concept: Sacred sound aligned with Hari’s presence diminishes adharma and nourishes divine tejas, showing that dharmic order responds to the Lord’s auspicious manifestations.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Use mantra and intentional sacred sound (japa, kīrtana, temple śaṅkha) to steady the mind toward dharma and reduce tamasic impulses.
Vishishtadvaita: Hari’s auspicious attributes and symbols operate within the world to transform it, indicating a real, God-pervaded cosmos rather than an illusory one.
Vishnu Form: Hari
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
This verse presents divine sound as an immediate expression of supreme authority: it weakens hostile forces (Daityas), strengthens the gods (Devas), and drives adharma toward destruction—showing cosmic order being restored without physical struggle.
Parāśara frames adharma as something that cannot endure in the presence of the Supreme’s manifested power; the very emergence of that power causes adharma to move toward saṃkṣaya, implying an inherent moral-cosmic law upheld by Vishnu.
Even when not named directly, the verse reflects a Vaishnava premise: the Supreme Reality’s presence alone grants tejas to the Devas and removes the potency of demonic forces, affirming Vishnu as the ultimate regulator of dharma and cosmic sovereignty.