Shloka 37
The Slaying of Madhu
Establishment of the Name ‘Madhusūdana’
ततो ब्रह्मादिभिर्देवैश्शंभुना त्रिदशैरपि । मधुसूदन इतिख्यातिर्विष्णोर्लोकेषु कारिता
tato brahmādibhirdevaiśśaṃbhunā tridaśairapi | madhusūdana itikhyātirviṣṇorlokeṣu kāritā
ત્યારબાદ બ્રહ્મા આદિ દેવો, શંભુ તથા ત્રિદશો પણ—વિષ્ણુની ‘મધુસૂદન’ નામની કીર્તિ સર્વ લોકોમાં સ્થાપિત કરી।
Unspecified narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this single verse)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्रह्मादिभिर्देवैः = ब्रह्मादिभिः देवैः; देवैश्शंभुना = देवैः शंभुना; मधुसूदन इतिख्यातिः = मधुसूदन इति ख्यातिः; विष्णोर्लोकेषु = विष्णोः लोकेषु.
FAQs
The verse states that Brahmā and other gods, Śambhu (Śiva), and the Tridaśa devas together establish and spread Viṣṇu’s renown as “Madhusūdana” across the worlds.
“Madhusūdana” means “slayer of Madhu,” an epithet highlighting Viṣṇu’s role as the divine protector who destroys demonic forces and restores cosmic order.
It emphasizes universal divine recognition of Viṣṇu’s protective power—so widely acknowledged that even major deities like Brahmā and Śiva participate in establishing his celebrated name throughout all worlds.