Shloka 66

स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्

Devanagari script

ततो हाहाकृतं सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं द्विजसत्तम वज्रचक्रधरौ दृष्ट्वा देवराजजनार्दनौ

Transliteration

tato hāhākṛtaṃ sarvaṃ trailokyaṃ dvijasattama vajracakradharau dṛṣṭvā devarājajanārdanau

Translation

Then, O best of twice-born sages, all the three worlds broke into cries of alarm, beholding Devarāja and Janārdana bearing the thunderbolt and the discus.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘then’

• हाहा-कृतम्: filled with cries of ‘hāhā’
• हाहा-कृतम्: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hāhā (अव्यय/उद्गार) + √kṛ (धातु) → kṛta (क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — ‘made into “hāhā” (a cry)’; सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — त्रैलोक्यस्य विशेषणम्

• त्रैलोक्यम्: the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — ‘the three worlds’

• द्विजसत्तम: O best of the twice-born
• द्विजसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — ‘O best of twice-born’

• वज्र-चक्र-धरौ: the two bearers of thunderbolt and discus
• वज्र-चक्र-धरौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), द्विवचन — ‘the two bearers of thunderbolt and discus’ (object of दृष्ट्वा)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) → dṛṣṭvā (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-रूप कृदन्त (क्त्वान्त अव्यय) — ‘having seen’

• देवराज-जनार्दनौ: the king of gods and Janārdana
• देवराज-जनार्दनौ: Karma (Object apposition/कर्म-समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devarāja (प्रातिपदिक) + janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), द्विवचन — वज्रचक्रधरौ इत्यस्य विशेषण-सम्बन्धः (apposition)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating) to Maitreya

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Manvantara: Vaivasvata

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa reveals overwhelming divine power—equal to cosmic governance—so that the three worlds recognize his protective sovereignty.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Stability of the triloka under the Supreme Protector; rightful fear and reverence directed toward Bhagavān

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord’s protective sovereignty is such that all realms tremble when his divine emblems manifest; fear is transformed into reverent recognition of the true refuge.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: When overwhelmed by power or crisis, recollect the Lord as the ultimate protector and let anxiety mature into steady reverence and surrender.

Vishishtadvaita: Bhagavān’s transcendence is shown by universal awe, while his immanence is implied by his governance over all lokas as their protector.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Devarāja)
• Vishnu (Janārdana)
• Trailokya (three worlds)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Vajra and Chakra in the Vishnu Purana?

The Vajra signifies Indra’s authority and irresistible force, while Vishnu’s Chakra signifies supreme divine governance and protection; together they signal the restoration of cosmic order.

How does Sage Parāśara frame cosmic reactions like ‘hā hā’ cries in Purāṇic narration?

He uses the three-worlds’ collective alarm to mark a decisive divine intervention, emphasizing that events involving Vishnu’s manifested power reverberate through all realms.

What is Vishnu’s theological importance in this context as Janārdana?

As Janārdana, Vishnu is portrayed as the remover of distress and the supreme protector whose presence stabilizes the universe, even when other divine powers (like Indra) are also active.