Shloka 24

ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्

Devanagari script

इत्य् उक्त्वा प्रययौ साथ रक्षांस्य् आविर्बभुस् ततः अभ्युद्यतोग्रशस्त्राणि ज्वालामालाकुलैर् मुखैः

Transliteration

ity uktvā prayayau sātha rakṣāṃsy āvirbabhus tataḥ abhyudyatograśastrāṇi jvālāmālākulair mukhaiḥ

Translation

そう言い終えると、彼はただちに去った。すると羅刹たちが忽然と現れ、恐るべき武器を振り上げ、炎の花輪に包まれた顔で迫った。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha/Particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उक्त्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having said)

• प्रययौ: went forth, departed
• प्रययौ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• साथ: then, thereafter
• साथ: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

• रक्षांसि: demons, rakshasas
• रक्षांसि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• आविर्बभुः: appeared, became manifest
• आविर्बभुः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आविर् (अव्यय) + भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; उपपद-समासवत् (आविर्-भावः: became manifest)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रभव)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/काल/क्रमवाचक (from there/then)

• अभ्युद्यतोग्रशस्त्राणि: with fierce weapons raised
• अभ्युद्यतोग्रशस्त्राणि: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-उद्-यम् (धातु) → उद्यत (कृदन्त) + उग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः — अभ्युद्यतानि उग्राणि शस्त्राणि येषाम् (having fierce weapons raised); विशेषण

• ज्वालामालाकुलैः: with (faces) crowded with garlands of flames
• ज्वालामालाकुलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वाला (प्रातिपदिक) + माला (प्रातिपदिक) + आकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः — ज्वालामालाभिः आकुलैः (crowded with garlands of flames); विशेषण

• मुखैः: with mouths/faces
• मुखैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Characters & Entities

• Rakshasas

FAQs

What is the significance of rākṣasas appearing in the Vishnu Purana?

Their sudden manifestation signals a disruption of dharma and sets the stage for the reassertion of rightful order under divine governance.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the escalation of danger in such episodes?

He often marks a turning point with a brief action (“having said thus, he departed”), followed by the immediate emergence of hostile forces, tightening the narrative toward protection and restoration.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purāṇic frame implies that all hostile powers operate within his supreme sovereignty and are ultimately subdued to reestablish dharma.