Shloka 24
प्रह्लादस्य अव्यभिचारिणी भक्ति, मायाविनाशः, तथा विष्णोः विश्वरूप-स्तुतिः
हृदयस्थस् ततस् तस्य तं वायुम् अतिशोषणम् पपौ जनार्दनः क्रुद्धः स ययौ पवनः क्षयम्
hṛdayasthas tatas tasya taṃ vāyum atiśoṣaṇam papau janārdanaḥ kruddhaḥ sa yayau pavanaḥ kṣayam
ನಂತರ ಅವನ ಹೃದಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಲೆಸಿದ್ದ ಜನಾರ್ದನನು ಕ್ರುದ್ಧನಾಗಿ ಆ ಅತಿಶೋಷಕ ಗಾಳಿಯನ್ನು ಕುಡಿದುಬಿಟ್ಟನು; ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ಆ ಪವನವೇ ಕ್ಷಯಗೊಂಡು ನಿಂತಿತು।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It emphasizes Vishnu/Krishna as the antaryāmin—present within beings as the inner governor—whose will can restrain even elemental forces when they become destructive.
By portraying Janārdana absorbing the desiccating wind, Parāśara frames the elements as subordinate to the Supreme Lord, who intervenes to prevent imbalance and suffering.
Vishnu is shown not merely as a heroic agent but as the Supreme Reality sustaining order—able to neutralize a cosmic threat instantly, underscoring divine sovereignty central to Vaishnava philosophy.