Shloka 61

स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्

Devanagari script

साध्या विश्वे च मरुतो गन्धर्वाश् चैव सायकैः शार्ङ्गेण प्रेरितैर् अस्ता व्योम्नि शाल्मलितूलवत्

Transliteration

sādhyā viśve ca maruto gandharvāś caiva sāyakaiḥ śārṅgeṇa preritair astā vyomni śālmalitūlavat

Translation

សាធ្យា វិශ්វេទេវា មរុត និងគន្ធર્વា ត្រូវព្រួញដែលបាញ់ចេញពីធ្នូ Śārṅga វាយប្រហារ ហើយរលំក្នុងមេឃ ខ្ចាត់ខ្ចាយដូចពពុះកប្បាសសាល្មលី។

Word by Word

• sādhyāḥ: the Sādhyas
• sādhyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• viśve: the Viśvedevas
• viśve: Karta (Co-subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• marutaḥ: the Maruts
• marutaḥ: Karta (Co-subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: marut (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• gandharvāḥ: the Gandharvas
• gandharvāḥ: Karta (Co-subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• sāyakaiḥ: with arrows
• sāyakaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• śārṅgeṇa: with Śārṅga (the bow)
• śārṅgeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śārṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• preritaiḥ: impelled; shot forth
• preritaiḥ: Karana (Qualifier of sāyakaiḥ/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + īr (धातु) → prerita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); sāyakaiḥ saha viśeṣaṇam

• astāḥ: laid low; felled
• astāḥ: Karta (Predicate to the groups/कर्ता-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: as (धातु) → asta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle/क्त; ‘set/laid low’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• vyomni: in the sky
• vyomni: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyoman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• śālmalitūlavat: like śālmali-cotton
• śālmalitūlavat: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Simile/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śālmali + tūla + vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (simile adverb), -वत् (like); तत्पुरुष-आधारः: śālmali-tūla (silk-cotton of śālmali tree) + vat

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Sādhyas
• Viśvedevas
• Maruts
• Gandharvas
• Śārṅga (Krishna/Vishnu’s bow)
• Sri Krishna (implied as the wielder of Śārṅga)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Sādhyas, Viśvedevas, Maruts, and Gandharvas being struck down in this verse of the Vishnu Purana?

It underscores that even exalted celestial classes are subject to the Lord’s command; their defeat dramatizes Krishna/Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty over all cosmic ranks.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine power through the image of Śārṅga and its arrows?

By presenting the arrows of Śārṅga as irresistibly effective, Parāśara conveys that the Lord’s will, once set in motion, effortlessly overcomes even heavenly forces.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu (as Krishna) in this context?

The verse frames Krishna as Bhagavan whose authority transcends devas and celestial beings, aligning with Vaishnava theology where Vishnu is the ultimate governor of universal order.