Shloka 22

Kālayavana’s Rise, Dvārakā’s Founding, and Muchukunda’s Awakening (Śaraṇāgati & Brahman-Stuti)

Devanagari script

प्रोक्तश् च देवैः संसुप्तं यस् त्वाम् उत्थापयिष्यति देहजेनाग्निना सद्यः स तु भस्मीभविष्यति

Transliteration

proktaś ca devaiḥ saṃsuptaṃ yas tvām utthāpayiṣyati dehajenāgninā sadyaḥ sa tu bhasmībhaviṣyati

Translation

ದೇವರುಗಳು ಹೀಗೆ ಘೋಷಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ—ನೀನು ಗಾಢ ನಿದ್ರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವಾಗ ಯಾರು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಎಬ್ಬಿಸಲು ಯತ್ನಿಸಿದರೂ, ನಿನ್ನದೇ ದೇಹದಿಂದ ಉದ್ಭವಿಸುವ ಅಗ್ನಿಯಿಂದ ತಕ್ಷಣ ಭಸ್ಮವಾಗುವನು।

Word by Word

proktaḥdeclared/said

caand

devaiḥby the gods

saṃsuptam(one) asleep

yaḥwho

tvāmyou

utthāpayiṣyatiwill awaken/raise

dehajenawith (that) born from the body

agnināwith fire

sadyaḥimmediately

saḥhe

tubut/indeed

bhasmībhaviṣyatiwill become ashes

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Devas (the gods)

Agni (fire, as bodily fire/tejas)

FAQs

What is the significance of ‘dehaja agni’ (fire born of the body) in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse it signifies the innate spiritual radiance (tejas) generated by tapas/yogic power, which functions as a divinely sanctioned protection—anyone who violates the ordained boundary is immediately destroyed.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the consequence of disturbing a sacred or divinely protected sleep?

Parāśara frames it as a decree of the Devas: the act is not merely impolite but a breach of cosmic order, and the punishment is instantaneous—incineration by the sleeper’s own tejas.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the line, the Purana’s worldview is operative: divine governance preserves dharma through inviolable protections, reflecting the sovereignty of the Supreme Reality that upholds cosmic law.