Shloka 13
तमाविशत् ततो विष्णुर्भगवांस्तेजसा प्रभु: । उत्तड़कस्य नियोगेन लोकानां हितकाम्यया,तदनन्तर उत्तंकके अनुरोधसे सम्पूर्ण जगत्का हित करनेके लिये सर्वसमर्थ भगवान् विष्णुने अपने तेजोमय स्वरूपसे कुवलाश्वमें प्रवेश किया
tam āviśat tato viṣṇur bhagavāṁs tejasā prabhuḥ | uttāḍakasya niyogena lokānāṁ hitakāmyayā ||
Then the Lord Viṣṇu, the sovereign Bhagavān, entered him with His radiant power—doing so at the behest of Uttāḍaka, out of a desire to secure the welfare of the worlds. The episode underscores that divine power is invoked not for private gain but for the protection and benefit of all beings.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power—especially divine power—is portrayed as rightly directed toward lokahita (the welfare of the many). The verse frames intervention as dharmic when motivated by the good of the worlds rather than personal advantage.
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Viṣṇu, in a radiant form, enters the person referred to as ‘tam’ (contextually identified in the surrounding passage), responding to Uttāḍaka’s commission, so that the ensuing action benefits the worlds.