Shloka 17
Gandhamādana-praveśa and the Sudden Storm (गन्धमादनप्रवेशः — चण्डवातवर्षवर्णनम्)
पुरातनेन देवेन विष्णुना परमात्मना | दैत्यो विनिहतस्तेन सुरराजहितैषिणा,“पुरातन परमात्मा श्रीविष्णुदेवने देवराज इन्द्रका हित करनेकी इच्छासे उस दैत्यका वध किया था
purātanena devena viṣṇunā paramātmanā | daityo vinihatastena surarājahitaiṣiṇā ||
Daitya itu dibunuh oleh Dewa purba, Viṣṇu Sang Paramātman, demi mengupayakan kesejahteraan raja para dewa, Indra.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power is ethically framed by intention and purpose: the Lord’s act of slaying the Daitya is presented as dharma-protecting force—undertaken as a well-wisher of Indra and, by implication, for the maintenance of cosmic order rather than personal gain.
Logaśa states that in ancient times Viṣṇu, identified as the Paramātman, killed a Daitya, motivated by the desire to benefit the Surarāja (Indra). The statement functions as a precedent: divine intervention against destructive forces is justified as protective and order-restoring.