Shloka 149

Narasiṃha’s Greatness and the Slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu

Boon, Portents, and Cosmic Restoration

Devanagari script

सप्तदैत्येंद्रकोपेन कंपितानि समंततः । नानातेजोधराश्चापि पातालतलचारिणः

Transliteration

saptadaityeṃdrakopena kaṃpitāni samaṃtataḥ | nānātejodharāścāpi pātālatalacāriṇaḥ

Translation

Sous la colère des sept seigneurs daityas, tout alentour fut ébranlé ; et les êtres qui cheminent dans les niveaux de Pātāla, porteurs de maintes splendeurs de feu, furent eux aussi bouleversés.

Word by Word

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; (here) विशेषणरूपेण

• दैत्येन्द्रकोपेन: by the wrath of the lord of the Daityas
• दैत्येन्द्रकोपेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दैत्येन्द्रस्य कोपेन)

• कम्पितानि: were shaken
• कम्पितानि: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कम्पित (कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय) < कम्प् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त

• समन्ततः: on all sides, everywhere
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• नाना: various
• नाना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial prefix meaning 'various')

• तेजोधराः: bearers of radiance
• तेजोधराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (तेजः धरन्ति)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• पातालतलचारिणः: those who move on the floors of Pātāla
• पातालतलचारिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक) + तल (प्रातिपदिक) + चारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पातालतले चरन्ति)

Speaker

Narratorial voice (contextual speaker not specified from single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सप्तदैत्येंद्रकोपेन = सप्त + दैत्येन्द्रकोपेन; नानातेजोधराश्चापि = नाना + तेजोधराः + च + अपि (ः + च → श्च)

Characters & Entities

• Daityas
• Pātāla (netherworld)

FAQs

What does this verse describe in the Padma Purana’s Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa?

It depicts a cosmic disturbance: the anger of seven Daitya chiefs causes tremors everywhere, affecting even the subterranean regions (Pātāla) and their radiant inhabitants.

Who are the “pātālatalacāriṇaḥ” mentioned here?

They are beings who dwell or move in the lower realms of Pātāla—netherworld regions often populated in Purāṇic cosmology by Nāgas, Daityas, and other powerful classes of beings.

What ethical or philosophical lesson can be drawn from this verse?

It underscores how uncontrolled anger in powerful leaders can destabilize entire worlds—suggesting the Purāṇic theme that inner passions (like krodha) have far-reaching consequences.