Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 190

Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account

Devanagari script

संपृक्तो दानवैर्वृत्रो घोरे कोलाहले हतः । तदा विष्णुसहायेन महेंद्रेण निपातितः

Transliteration

saṃpṛkto dānavairvṛtro ghore kolāhale hataḥ | tadā viṣṇusahāyena maheṃdreṇa nipātitaḥ

Translation

दानवों से उलझा हुआ वृत्र घोर कोलाहल में मारा गया; तब विष्णु की सहायता से महेंद्र (इंद्र) ने उसे गिरा दिया।

Word by Word

• संपृक्तः: joined/associated
• संपृक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+पृच् (धातु) → संपृक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) — past passive participle

• दानवैः: by/with the Dānavas (demons)
• दानवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — instrumental plural

• वृत्रः: Vṛtra
• वृत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular

• घोरे: in dreadful
• घोरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — locative singular (qualifying the locus)

• कोलाहले: uproar/battle-din
• कोलाहले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोलाहल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — locative singular

• हतः: slain
• हतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) → हत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) — slain

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• विष्णु-सहायेन: by (one who is) Viṣṇu’s helper/with Viṣṇu as helper
• विष्णु-सहायेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + सहाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — instrumental singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विष्णोः सहायः)

• महेंद्रेण: by Mahendra (Indra)
• महेंद्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेंद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — instrumental singular

• निपातितः: felled/struck down
• निपातितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि+पत् (धातु) → निपातित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त causative + भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) — caused to fall, struck down

Speaker

Narratorial voice (contextual speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: दानवैर्वृत्रो = दानवैः + वृत्रः; विष्णुसहायेन = विष्णु-सहायेन (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); महेंद्रेण = महा+इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक-समासरूप); अन्यत्र पदच्छेदः स्पष्टः।

Characters & Entities

• Vṛtra
• Dānavas
• Viṣṇu
• Mahendra (Indra)

FAQs

What theological idea is emphasized by saying Indra was aided by Viṣṇu?

It frames victory as ultimately dependent on divine support: even a king of the gods (Mahendra/Indra) succeeds when aligned with and empowered by Viṣṇu.

Who are the Dānavas in this verse?

The Dānavas are a class of powerful demonic beings often portrayed as opponents of the Devas; here they are associated with Vṛtra in the battle.

What ethical lesson can be drawn from the fall of Vṛtra in this verse?

Power and alliances rooted in disorder and hostility culminate in downfall, while rightful action supported by dharmic alignment (symbolized by Viṣṇu’s aid) leads to victory.