Shloka 38

पौण्ड्रक-वधः, कृत्या-प्रशमनम्, वाराणसी-दाहः

Devanagari script

चक्रप्रतापविध्वस्ता कृत्या माहेश्वरी तदा ननाश वेगिनी वेगात् तद् अप्य् अनुजगाम ताम्

Transliteration

cakrapratāpavidhvastā kṛtyā māheśvarī tadā nanāśa veginī vegāt tad apy anujagāma tām

Translation

Kṛtyā Maheshvarī itu, dihancurkan oleh keperkasaan cakra, segera melarikan diri sepantas ribut; namun daya ilahi itu tetap mengejarnya tanpa henti.

Word by Word

• चक्रप्रतापविध्वस्ता: destroyed by the discus's might
• चक्रप्रतापविध्वस्ता: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रताप (प्रातिपदिक) + विध्वस्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—'चक्रस्य प्रतापेन विध्वस्ता' (destroyed by the might of the discus); विशेषणम् (qualifying कृत्या)

• कृत्या: the kṛtyā
• कृत्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• माहेश्वरी: Maheśvara's (Śiva's)
• माहेश्वरी: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माहेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्—'belonging to Maheśvara (Śiva)'

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• ननाश: perished/vanished
• ननाश: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वेगिनी: swift
• वेगिनी: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying कृत्या)

• वेगात्: from/through speed; due to speed
• वेगात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेतौ/अपादाने (ablative of cause/from)

• तत्: that (it)
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (referring to 'that (discus)')

• अपि: also
• अपि: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक अव्यय (also/even)

• अनुजगाम: followed
• अनुजगाम: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (referring to kṛtyā)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Maheshvara (Shiva)
• Kṛtyā (Maheshvarī)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Sudarshana Chakra in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse, the Chakra’s irresistible power breaks and drives away the Maheshvarī kṛtyā, showing Vishnu’s divine instrument as a force that restores order by neutralizing destructive powers.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the defeat of hostile magical forces like kṛtyā?

Parāśara frames such forces as effective only until confronted by higher divine authority; here, the Chakra’s might overwhelms the kṛtyā, and the narrative emphasizes inevitable subordination to the supreme cosmic protector.

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

The episode underscores Vishnu’s sovereignty: even powers associated with other deities (the Maheshvarī kṛtyā) cannot stand against the divine order upheld through Vishnu’s supreme agency.