Shloka 77

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

सामपूर्वं च दैतेयास् तत्र साहाय्यकर्मणि सामान्यफलभोक्तारो यूयं वाच्या भविष्यथ

Transliteration

sāmapūrvaṃ ca daiteyās tatra sāhāyyakarmaṇi sāmānyaphalabhoktāro yūyaṃ vācyā bhaviṣyatha

Translation

കൂടാതെ, ഹേ ദൈത്യരേ, ആദ്യം സാമം—ശാന്തമായ ഉപദേശത്തോടെ തുടങ്ങി, ആ പരസ്പരസഹായ പ്രവർത്തിയിൽ നിങ്ങൾക്കും പൊതുവായ ഫലത്തിൽ പങ്കാളികളെന്ന അംഗീകാരം ലഭിക്കും.

Word by Word

• sāmapūrvam: first with conciliation
• sāmapūrvam: Kriya-viseshaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāma (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्यय (adverb) — 'with conciliation first'

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• daiteyāḥ: O Daityas
• daiteyāḥ: Sambodhana/Addressed (Vocative sense/सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daiteya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• tatra: there/in that matter
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location marker/अधिकरण-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• sāhāyyakarmaṇi: in the act of assistance
• sāhāyyakarmaṇi: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāhāyya (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः 'साहाय्यस्य कर्म'

• sāmānyaphalabhoktāraḥ: sharers/enjoyers of the common result
• sāmānyaphalabhoktāraḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāmānya (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + bhoktṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला 'सामान्यस्य फलस्य भोक्तारः'

• yūyam: you
• yūyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• vācyāḥ: to be called/declared
• vācyāḥ: Predicate (Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) → vācya (तव्यत्/णीय)
• Form: तव्यत्/णीयार्थक-कृदन्त (gerundive: 'to be called/said'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• bhaviṣyatha: you will be
• bhaviṣyatha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating the divine counsel involving Devas and Daityas to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How devas should address daityas to secure cooperation in the churning

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Kurma

Purpose: To guide the devas in diplomacy so the daityas cooperate in churning, enabling the Lord’s plan for amṛta.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Order through prudent statecraft that restrains destructive conflict during a cosmic undertaking

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Peaceful speech and acknowledgment of shared benefit can harness even adversaries toward a higher purpose.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: In conflicts, begin with sāma (conciliation) and create fair participation to reduce hostility.

Vishishtadvaita: Divine governance works through social ethics—harmony among distinct beings within one cosmic order upheld by Viṣṇu.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Characters & Entities

• Daityas
• Devas

FAQs

What is the significance of sāma (conciliation) in this Vishnu Purana verse?

It frames cosmic governance as beginning with peace-making and persuasion, showing that order is first sought through harmony rather than force.

How does Sage Parāśara explain cooperation between opposing powers like Devas and Daityas?

He presents cooperation as a sanctioned, outcome-oriented alliance where even rivals can be recognized as legitimate participants in a shared undertaking and its results.

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

Though not named in this verse, the implication is Vishnu’s supreme ordering power: even conflicting beings are integrated into a lawful structure where actions yield regulated, distributable fruits.