Shloka 82

कुब्जानुग्रहः, धनुर्भङ्गः, कुवलयापीडवधः, मल्लयुद्धं, कंसवधः, स्तुतयः

Devanagari script

प्रसीद सीदतां देव देवानां वरद प्रभो तथावयोः प्रसादेन कृतोद्धारश् च केशव

Transliteration

prasīda sīdatāṃ deva devānāṃ varada prabho tathāvayoḥ prasādena kṛtoddhāraś ca keśava

Translation

പ്രസാദിക്കണമേ, ദേവാ! ദുഃഖിതർക്കു ആശ്രയം നൽകണമേ. ദേവന്മാർക്കും വരദനായ പ്രഭോ! കേശവാ, നിന്റെ കൃപയാൽ മാത്രമേ ഞങ്ങളുടെ മോചനം സിദ്ധമായുള്ളൂ।

Word by Word

• prasīda: be pleased
• prasīda: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√sad (सद् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन — ‘be gracious’

• sīdatām: let (it) cease/subside
• sīdatām: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sad (सद् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘let (it) subside/cease’

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — Address

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन — Genitive plural

• varada: O boon-giver
• varada: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara-da (प्रातिपदिक: vara ‘boon’ + da ‘giver’)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (‘giver of boons’), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• prabho: O lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• tathā: thus, so
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: thus/so)

• āvayoḥ: of us two
• āvayoḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग (pronoun), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन — Genitive dual ‘of us two’

• prasādena: by (your) grace
• prasādena: Karana/Hetu (Means/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• kṛta-uddhāraḥ: deliverance has been accomplished
• kṛta-uddhāraḥ: Kriyā (Predicate nominal/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (√kṛ + क्त) + uddhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (‘accomplished deliverance’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — predicate of implicit ‘asti’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• keśava: O Keśava
• keśava: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Devas (the gods), offering a supplicatory praise to Lord Vishnu (Keśava)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa, as Keśava, grants refuge and deliverance to the distressed, demonstrating his role as the bestower of grace.

Leela: Moksha-dana

Dharma Restored: Śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and the Lord’s protective governance

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Deliverance arises from the Lord’s prasāda (grace), attained through humble surrender and prayer for the relief of the distressed.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: In hardship, practice prayerful surrender, asking not only for oneself but for all who suffer, and act as an instrument of that compassion.

Vishishtadvaita: Prasāda is personal and relational: the Supreme, with Śrī as inseparable grace, lifts bound souls through compassionate acceptance of surrender.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devas (gods)

FAQs

What is the significance of divine grace (prasāda) in this Vishnu Purana verse?

The verse explicitly states that deliverance is accomplished “by Your favor alone,” making Vishnu’s grace the decisive cause of rescue and well-being.

How does the Vishnu Purana present Vishnu’s sovereignty over the Devas here?

Vishnu is addressed as “the giver of boons to the gods,” implying that even celestial authorities depend upon Him for protection and success.

What is the theological importance of calling Vishnu ‘Keśava’ in this context?

“Keśava” functions as a devotional, personal address to the Supreme Lord, highlighting that the ultimate refuge is not an abstract force but Vishnu Himself who grants rescue through compassion.