Shloka 16
वैष्णवीमायावितानम्, उग्रसेनाभिषेकः, सुधर्मासभा, सांदीपनिगमनम्, पाञ्चजन्य-प्राप्तिः, गुरुदक्षिणा
इत्य् उक्तः पवनो गत्वा सर्वम् आह शचीपतिम् ददौ सो ऽपि सुधर्माख्यां सभां वायोः पुरंदरः
ity uktaḥ pavano gatvā sarvam āha śacīpatim dadau so 'pi sudharmākhyāṃ sabhāṃ vāyoḥ puraṃdaraḥ
આ રીતે ઉપદેશ પામીને પવનદેવ ગયા અને શચીપતિ ઇન્દ્રને સર્વ વાત વિગતે કહી. ત્યારબાદ પુરંદર ઇન્દ્રે પ્રતિઉપકારરૂપે વાયુને ‘સુધર્મા’ નામની દિવ્ય સભા અર્પી.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Krishna’s deeds and the prosperity of the Yadus in Dvārakā.
Teaching: Historical
Quality: authoritative
Vishnu Form: Krishna
FAQs
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.
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.
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.