Previous Verse
Next Verse

Shloka 163

Dharma-vyādha on Parental Worship

Pitṛ-mātṛ-śuśrūṣā as Paramadaivata

मधुश्न कैटभश्वैव दृष्टवन्तौ हरिं प्रभुम्‌ ब्रह्माजीके प्रकट होनेके कुछ काल बाद मधु और कैटभ नामक दो पराक्रमी दानवोंने सर्वसामर्थ्यवान्‌ भगवान्‌ श्रीहरिको देखा

madhuś ca kaiṭabhaś caiva dṛṣṭavantau hariṁ prabhum | brahmājīke prakaṭ hone ke kuch kāla bād madhu aur kaiṭabha nāmak do parākramī dānavoṁ ne sarvasāmarthyavān bhagavān śrīhari ko dekhā |

മാർകണ്ഡേയൻ പറഞ്ഞു— മധുവും കൈടഭനും എന്ന ആ രണ്ടു ബലവാനായ ദാനവർ, ബ്രഹ്മാവ് പ്രത്യക്ഷനായതിന് കുറെകാലത്തിന് ശേഷം, സർവസാമർത്ഥ്യവാനായ പ്രഭു ശ്രീഹരിയെ ദർശിച്ചു.

मधुश्चMadhu (the demon)
मधुश्च:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमधु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कैटभश्चKaiṭabha (the demon)
कैटभश्च:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकैटभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
दृष्टवन्तौhaving seen
दृष्टवन्तौ:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्तवतुँ (past active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Dual
हरिम्Hari (Viṣṇu)
हरिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहरि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रभुम्the Lord/master
प्रभुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

M
Mārkaṇḍeya
M
Madhu
K
Kaiṭabha
H
Hari (Viṣṇu)
B
Brahmā

Educational Q&A

Even formidable powers that arise in the cosmos ultimately stand before the Supreme Lord; the narrative underscores that true sovereignty and sustaining power belong to Hari, and that cosmic order (dharma) is upheld by the divine.

Mārkaṇḍeya introduces an episode set after Brahmā’s manifestation: the two powerful demons Madhu and Kaitabha come to behold Hari, setting the stage for a larger account of divine action against disruptive forces.