Shloka 50

स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्

Devanagari script

इत्य् उक्ता रक्षिणो गत्वा शच्या ऊचुर् यथोदितम् शची चोत्साहयाम् आस त्रिदशाधिपतिं पतिम्

Transliteration

ity uktā rakṣiṇo gatvā śacyā ūcur yathoditam śacī cotsāhayām āsa tridaśādhipatiṃ patim

Translation

このように命じられた守護者たちは赴き、聞いたとおりを舎脂に告げた。すると舎脂は、三十三神の主たる夫を奮い立たせ、断乎たる行動へと促した。

Word by Word

इतिthus

उक्ताःhaving been told

रक्षिणःguards

गत्वाhaving gone

शच्याby Śacī

ऊचुःthey said

यथोदितम्as stated

शचीŚacī

चand

उत्साहयाम्encouraged (caused to be spirited)

आसdid / was (auxiliary)

त्रिदशाधिपतिम्the lord of the gods

पतिम्(her) husband

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Śacī (Indrāṇī)

Indra (Tridaśādhipati)

Rakṣiṇaḥ (guards/protectors)

Tridaśa (the gods)

FAQs

What is the significance of Śacī encouraging Indra in the Vishnu Purana?

It shows how divine sovereignty is sustained not only by power but by right counsel and resolve—Śacī functions as the catalyst that restores Indra’s determination to protect cosmic order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the unfolding of events through messengers and reports?

Parāśara presents a chain of transmission—guards report “as said” (yathoditam), emphasizing accuracy in counsel and how decisions in the deva realm arise from reliable testimony.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu in this context even when not named?

Even in deva-centered episodes, the Purāṇa frames governance and victory as ultimately aligned with Vishnu’s supreme order—Indra’s authority is functional and contingent within the higher sovereignty of the Supreme Reality.