Shloka 22
देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्
तत्साम्प्रतम् इमे दैत्याः कालनेमिपुरोगमाः मर्त्यलोकं समाक्रम्य बाधन्ते ऽहर्निशं प्रजाः
tatsāmpratam ime daityāḥ kālanemipurogamāḥ martyalokaṃ samākramya bādhante 'harniśaṃ prajāḥ
पर अब ये दैत्य—कालनेमि को अग्रणी बनाकर—मर्त्यलोक पर चढ़ आए हैं और दिन-रात प्रजा को पीड़ित करते हैं।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It signals a breakdown of dharma in the mortal realm and functions as the narrative trigger for Vishnu’s protective intervention to restore cosmic and social order.
He presents it as a present, ongoing invasion—Daityas led by Kālanemi overrunning Martyaloka and tormenting the people continuously—establishing urgency for divine action.
Even when not named in the verse, Vishnu is implied as the supreme governor who responds to sustained adharma by reasserting sovereignty through preservation and restoration.