Shloka 20

बाणयुद्धम्, हरिहरसंवादः, ज्वरप्रकरणम्, अनिरुद्धमोचनम्

Bāṇa’s War, the Jvara Episode, Hari–Hara Dialogue, and Aniruddha’s Release

Devanagari script

ततो ऽग्नीन् भगवान् पञ्च जित्वा नीत्वा तथा क्षयम् दानवानां बलं विष्णुश् चूर्णयाम् आस लीलया

Transliteration

tato 'gnīn bhagavān pañca jitvā nītvā tathā kṣayam dānavānāṃ balaṃ viṣṇuś cūrṇayām āsa līlayā

Translation

ຕໍ່ມາ ພຣະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າໄດ້ປະລາບໄຟທັງຫ້າໃຫ້ສົງບດັບ ແລະ ພຣະວິສນຸກໍບົດຂີ້ກຳລັງຂອງດານະວະໃຫ້ເປັນຜົງດຸດການລີລາ

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Avyaya (Adverbial modifier/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (temporal adverb)

• अग्नीन्: fires
• अग्नीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; अग्नीन् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• जित्वा: having conquered
• जित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• नीत्वा: having led; having brought
• नीत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• तथा: thus; in that way
• तथा: Avyaya (Adverbial modifier/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• क्षयम्: destruction; end
• क्षयम्: Gati/Karma (Goal/result as object/गति-फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• दानवानाम्: of the Dānavas (demons)
• दानवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• बलम्: army; strength
• बलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• चूर्णयाम्: crushed; pulverized
• चूर्णयाम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चूर्णय् (धातु; चूर्णयति)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); धातोः परस्मैपद-लिट् रूपम् (cūrṇayām)

• आस: did / was (aux.)
• आस: Kriya (Auxiliary/सहायकक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); सहायकक्रिया (auxiliary with periphrastic perfect sense)

• लीलया: playfully; as a sport
• लीलया: Karana (Instrument/manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Danavas
• Agni (fires)

FAQs

What is the significance of Vishnu crushing the Danavas 'līlayā' in the Vishnu Purana?

It emphasizes Vishnu’s absolute sovereignty: even the most formidable anti-cosmic forces are overcome effortlessly, showing that divine power is not strained by opposition.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine supremacy through elemental imagery like the 'five fires'?

By pairing control of elemental forces with the defeat of the Danavas, the narration presents Vishnu as both immanent ruler of nature and transcendent Lord beyond it.

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

Vishnu is portrayed as the Supreme Reality who restores dharma and balances the cosmos—his victory is not merely martial, but metaphysical governance of order over chaos.